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What is the name of the single supercontinent that Alfred Wegener proposed?
What is the name of the single supercontinent that Alfred Wegener proposed?
- Pangaea (correct)
- Continentalia
- Earthia
- Panga
What is the main observation that supports the continental drift hypothesis?
What is the main observation that supports the continental drift hypothesis?
- The similarity in climate between continents
- The fitting of the continents together like a puzzle (correct)
- The existence of mountain ranges on different continents
- The presence of identical rocks on different continents
What is the term used to describe the process of the continents moving to their current positions?
What is the term used to describe the process of the continents moving to their current positions?
- Sea Floor Spreading
- Plate Tectonics
- Continental Shift
- Continental Drift (correct)
What is the significance of the Appalachian Mountains in the context of continental drift?
What is the significance of the Appalachian Mountains in the context of continental drift?
What is the age of the identical rocks found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean?
What is the age of the identical rocks found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean?
What was Wegener's conclusion about the formation of the Appalachian and Eastern Greenland mountain ranges?
What was Wegener's conclusion about the formation of the Appalachian and Eastern Greenland mountain ranges?
What type of fossils were found on different continents, providing evidence for the continental drift hypothesis?
What type of fossils were found on different continents, providing evidence for the continental drift hypothesis?
What was the reason why Wegener proposed that the organisms could not have traveled across the oceans?
What was the reason why Wegener proposed that the organisms could not have traveled across the oceans?
What was the significance of the grooves and rock deposits left by ancient glaciers on different continents?
What was the significance of the grooves and rock deposits left by ancient glaciers on different continents?
What was the reason why most geologists at the time rejected Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
What was the reason why most geologists at the time rejected Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
What do magnetite crystals in fresh volcanic rocks always point to?
What do magnetite crystals in fresh volcanic rocks always point to?
Why do older rocks of the same age on the same continent not point to the current magnetic north pole?
Why do older rocks of the same age on the same continent not point to the current magnetic north pole?
According to geologists, what was the reason for the difference in magnetic north poles between Europe and North America for rocks of the same age?
According to geologists, what was the reason for the difference in magnetic north poles between Europe and North America for rocks of the same age?
How did geologists confirm their hypothesis about the continents drifting using the phenomenon of apparent polar wander?
How did geologists confirm their hypothesis about the continents drifting using the phenomenon of apparent polar wander?
What is the name given to the phenomenon where the magnetic pole seemed to move but actually did not?
What is the name given to the phenomenon where the magnetic pole seemed to move but actually did not?
