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In 1910, which scientist became curious about the idea of drifting continents?
Alfred Wegener
According to the hypothesis of continental drift,
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have drifted slowly apart.
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
Evidence from fossils, human beings, or climate
human beings
Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental drift because
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
Scientists believe Pangaea existed approximately how many years ago?
300 million
The hypothesis of _________________________________ was that all the continents once were joined as a single supercontinent and have since drifted apart.
Continental Drift
To support his hypothesis, Alfred Wegener provided evidence from ____________________, traces of ancient organisms preserved in rock.
Fossils
Wegener believed that the continents had once been joined in one landmass called ____________________.
Pangaea
Which island located in the Arctic Ocean contains tropical plant fossils of Glossopteris?
Spitsbergen
As a continent moves toward the equator, its climate becomes warmer. True or False
True
What is Glossopteris?
A fern like plant that lived in warm climates.
Pangaea was the only supercontinent that has ever existed on Earth. True or False
False