Continental Drift Assignment
A. Choose the correct answer:
1. What was the theory about the formation of continents called?
a. Continental division
b. Continental drift
c. Earth’s formation
2. Fossils of aquatic reptiles found in freshwater rocks suggested that these reptiles:
a. Probably did not cross the oceans
b. Swam great distances between continents
c. Once lived in Earth’s oceans
3. Based on the glacial deposits traces found, it was argued that:
a. Landmasses drifted away from the South Pole
b. Glaciers form near the equator
c. Earth’s axis of rotation had changed in the past
B. Answer the following questions:
1. What are the 3 basic layers of the Earth?
i. ___________________
ii. __________________
iii. __________________
2. What does the theory of Continental Drift state?
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3. What
is
the
name
of
the
once
supercontinent
from
200
million
years
ago?
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4. What are they 3 ways or clues used by scientists to be able to prove the theory of continental drift?
a. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________