Alfred Wegener

Question 0

According to Wegener, how many land masses did all continents once form?

Answer 0

One

Question 1

What hypothesis by Alfred Wegener explains why continents seem to fit together?

Answer 1

Continental drift

Question 2

What did Wegener hypothesize happened to the continents?

Answer 2

They broke up and drifted to their current locations.

Question 3

Does fossil evidence support Wegener’s theory?

Answer 3

Yes, because plant and animal fossils have appeared on multiple continents on either sides of the ocean.

Question 4

What are fours kinds of evidence found on both sides of the ocean that support Wegener’s theory?

Answer 4

1) Plant fossils found on either sides of the ocean
2) Animal fossils
3) Similar rocks
4) Same ancient weather conditions on multiple continents.

Question 5

Wegener thought that all of the present continents were once joined 245 million years ago in a landmass called _______.

Answer 5

Pangaea

Question 6

The single landmass split into two huge continents he called Gondwana and ________, about 180 million years ago.

Answer 6

Laurasia

Question 7

When Gondwana and Laurasia split 65 million years ago, what were formed?

Answer 7

The continents that we know