Check for Understanding (Moving Continents)
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- Q1
Why was Wegener's hypothesis not widely accepted during his lifetime?
He lacked evidence of fossils
He ignored volcanic evidence
He could not explain the force moving continents
He believed the Earth was flat
120s - Q2
Who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
Marie Curie
120s - Q3
What was the name of the supercontinent Wegener suggested once existed?
Pangaea
Gondwana
Eurasia
Laurasia
120s - Q4
Which type of evidence supported Wegener’s theory by showing identical volcanic rocks on different continents?
Coal deposits
Rock formations
Fossil evidence
Glacial grooves
120s - Q5
Why were fossils of the plant Glossopteris significant to the theory of continental drift?
Its fossils were found on widely separated continents
Its seeds could float across oceans
It could survive in ice sheets
It was found only in Antarctica
120s