What first caused people to consider that the continents were once one large landmass?
What is the name of the theory that explains why mountain ranges in Africa and South America line up?
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?
Which source of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?
On which continent were fossils of both Glossopteris and Lystrosaurus discovered?
What name did Wegener give to the single large landmass composed of all continents?
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?
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?
Which piece of evidence suggests that Africa and South America formed Gondwanaland 200 million years ago?
A plate moves 200 m in 10,000 years. What is its rate in cm/year?
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