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Chapter 12, Section 1: Continental Drift quiz 7

Chapter 12, Section 1: Continental Drift quiz 7

Chapter 12, Section 1: Continental Drift

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What about the mesosaurus helps prove that Pangaea existed?

It ate small fish
Its body was perfect for swimming swiftly through the water
Freshwater ponds and lakes were its habitat

A part of the mantle with very high temperatures that rises through the solid crust is called

A rift valley
A hot spot

What occurs along the ring of fire?

Seafloor spreading
Earthquakes and volcanoes

Who came up with the idea of continental drift?

Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener

Rock clues were used to support the because

Similar rock structures were found on different continents.
The Appalachian Mountains looked completely different than the mountains on Greenland.
Fossils were found in the rocks.

The presence of the same several different continents supports the theory of continental drift.

Fossils
Rocks
Both a and b

The large super-continent that was thought to have existed was called

Pangaea
Mesosaurus

Most scientists disagreed with Weg continents because

He had come up with a lot of other bad ideas in his life time.
He did not have enough evidence to support his theory.

The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current location is called

Convection current
Continental drift

The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current location is called

Continental slope
Continental drift
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