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Continental Drift and Geological Evidence Quiz

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What evidence supported the theory of continental drift in the 1800s and early 1900s?

Complete absence of fossils in similar rock layers

Differences in rock layers along the coasts of South America and Africa

Similar rock layers along the coasts of South America and Africa (correct)

Unrelated deposits of coal and salt in eastern North America and southern Europe

What did geologists find in rock layers in Africa, India, Australia, and South America?

Fossils of an ancient fern called Glossopteris (correct)

Fossils of an ancient reptile called Lystrosaurus

Fossils of modern-day plants and animals

No fossils at all

Where did geologists find fossils of an ancient reptile called Cynognathus?

In Antarctica and Greenland

In North America and Europe

In Asia and Australia

In South America and Africa (correct)

What did geologists find in eastern North America that was similar to deposits in southern Europe?

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Continental Drift and Geological Evidence Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What evidence supported the theory of continental drift in the 1800s and early 1900s?

What did geologists find in rock layers in Africa, India, Australia, and South America?

Where did geologists find fossils of an ancient reptile called Cynognathus?

What did geologists find in eastern North America that was similar to deposits in southern Europe?

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