Evidence of Plate Movement
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- Q1
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift theory?
Fossils
Human Remains
Human Remains
Glacier
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All the statements support Wegener’s theory of continental drift EXCEPT
Glacial deposits found in Antarctica were also found in Africa and India.
A variety of samples of rocks from South America and Africa were different from each other.
A variety of samples of rocks from South America and Africa were different from each other.
30s - Q3
The following continents contain glacial deposits which suggest that they were once connected EXCEPT
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According to Alfred Wegener, two continents seemed perfectly fit when placed near each other. Which continent fits with Africa
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Any trace of preserved remains of an organism is called a
Fossils
Fossils
Landmass
Landform
30s - Q6
It is an event in which Earth’s magnetic field changes direction
magnetic reversal
magnetic reversal
polarity reversal
polar reversal
30s - Q7
An evidence that supports Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift is that
fossils of the same organism have been found on a different continent
the different continents still have the same magnetic direction
major continents are still connected by land bridges
fossils of the same organism have been found on a different continent
30s - Q8
Cooled crustal rock moving outward from the Mid-Atlantic ridge
False
True
30s - Q9
Rocks found near the mid-oceanic ridge are older compared to those found far from it.
True
False
30s - Q10
Cooled rocks that have moved out from oceanic ridges aligned theirmagnetic field with the Earth
True
False
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