Continental Drift Answers

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Which coastlines most closely match each other and are, therefore, used as evidence to support Wegener’s theory?

A
India and Eurasia
B
Australia and Africa
C
Africa and South America
D
Australia and North America
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Which source of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

A
fossils found on Earth
B
magnetic fields of Earth
C
satellite mapping of the tropical islands
D
glaciers found near the poles
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What name did Wegener give to the single large landmass composed of all continents?

A
Eurasia
B
Gondwanaland
C
Laurasia
D
Pangaea
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A plate moves south at a rate of 2 cm/year. How many meters south from its original location will the plate be in 4,000 years?

A
8,000 meters south
B
4,000 meters south
C
200 meters south
D
80 meters south
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What first caused people to consider that the continents were once one large landmass?

A
glacier evidence in warmer countries
B
continents looked like they fit together
C
studying the valleys of the ocean floor
D
similar fossils were found on many continents
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Which three continents contain coal fields that provide evidence for continental drift?

A
Africa, Antarctica, and North America
B
Eurasia, Africa, and South America
C
Antarctica, South America, and Africa
D
South America, North America, and Eurasia
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Tropical plant fossils have been found in cold Arctic islands where they cannot survive in the present-day climate of this area. According to Wegener's theory, how were these ancient tropical plants able to survive in Arctic islands?

A
Plants were more adaptable in the past.
B
The poles of Earth were warmer in the past.
C
Arctic islands were closer to the equator in the past.
D
Land movements warmed the landmasses in the past.
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Which land feature supports the theory of continental drift?

A
canyons
B
volcanoes
C
coal fields
D
oceans
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Which two pieces of fossil evidence support the idea of continental drift?

A
bacteria and petrified wood
B
Glossopteris and bacteria
C
Lystrosaurus and Glossopteris
D
petrified wood and Tyrannosaurus
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The hydrosphere refers to the total amount of water on Earth, including liquid, gas, and solid forms. Which is one way the hydrosphere has been impacted by the movement of the continents over time?

A
Glaciers that once covered South Africa have melted and can no longer form.
B
All of the continents have fewer coastal areas than they did millions of years ago.
C
Land masses near the equator have more glaciers now than they did millions of years ago.
D
The poles that were once covered by glaciers are now surrounded by warm, tropical waters.

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