Question

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

Mountain ranges of some continents lined up.
Mountain ranges of some continents lined up.

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.

Earth’s crust is made of plates that move.
Earth’s crust is made of plates that move.
Answer
Which continents have coastlines and mountain ranges that match up?(1 point)
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Asia and Antarctica
Asia and Antarctica

North America and South America
North America and South America

Africa and South America
Africa and South America

Africa and North America
Answer
What did scientists observe in the ocean floor which indicates that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller?(1 point)
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continental drift
continental drift

subduction
subduction

plates floating on the mantle
plates floating on the mantle

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

Eurasia
Eurasia

Pangaea
Pangaea

Laurasia
Laurasia

Gondwana
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Earth’s crust is made of plates that move.
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Africa and South America
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subduction
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Pangaea