Question

What was unknown to scientists during Wegener’s time?(1 point)
Responses

Earth’s crust is made of plates that move.
Earth’s crust is made of plates that move.

The coasts of some continents fit together.
The coasts of some continents fit together.

Fossils were found in many places.
Fossils were found in many places.

Mountain ranges of some continents lined up.

Answer 1

Mountain ranges of some continents lined up.

Answer 2

What did scientists observe in the ocean floor which indicates that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller?(1 point)
Responses

spreading
spreading

continental drift
continental drift

subduction
subduction

plates floating on the mantle

Answer 3

spREADING

Answer 4

What is the name of a supercontinent that was once made up of all of Earth’s current continents?(1 point)
Responses

Laurasia
Laurasia

Gondwana
Gondwana

Eurasia
Eurasia

Pangaea

Answer 5

Pangaea