Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 1: Drifting Continents

Self-Check Quizzes-English

1
What evidence did Wegener use to estimate the time of Pangaea's break up?
A)magnetic isochrons
B)coal deposits
C)ocean-floor topography
D)fossil data
2
What is the name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about moving landmasses?
A)continental movement
B)plate tectonics
C)continental drift
D)seafloor spreading
3
What was one reason that Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift was rejected?
A)He could not explain what was moving the continents.
B)He could not support the idea that climates of certain landmasses had been different
C)He could not support that the continents were once adjacent.
D)He could not explain where the continents had moved.
4
Which type of information was NOT collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
A)fossils
B)seafloor magnetic data
C)rocks
D)glacial deposits
5
What evidence did Wegener use to suggest that Antarctica had once been closer to the equator?
A)fossils of ice age animals
B)freshwater reptile fossils
C)presence of coal beds
D)layers of sandstone and limestone
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