Continental Drift Quiz
Name: _____________________________________________________ Class period: _______
Question 1 (2 points) Which of the following did Wegener use as evidence to support his theory
of Continental Drift?
a similar fossils on different continents
b matching shorelines of the continents
c rock types and structures that match on different continents
d ancient climates
e all of these
f none of these
Question 2 (1 point) What is the name of the most recent super-continent?
a Pangea
b Gondwana
c Laurasia
d Rodinia
Question 3 (4 points)Explain the hypothesis of Continental Drift.
Question 4 (3 points) Which of the following explains why Wegener's theory of Continental
Drift was rejected?
a He had no evidence
b He wasn't a scientist
c He couldn't publish his works
d He couldn't show how the process happened