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
4

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
6

Which two continents contain fossils of Mesosaurus, an extinct reptile, in similar regions of Pangaea?

A
Africa and South America
B
Eurasia and Africa
C
Australia and Eurasia
D
North America and Australia
7

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
8

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
9

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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