Alfred Wegner

Question 1

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

Answer 1

Alfred Wegener

Question 2

True or False: Wegener’s theory was widely accepted by the scientific community at the time.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What is the primary concept of Wegener’s tectonic theory?

Answer 3

Continental drift

Question 4

Fill in the blank: Wegener suggested that continents were once part of a single landmass called __________.

Answer 4

Pangaea

Question 5

What type of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

Answer 5

Fossil, geological, and climatic evidence

Question 6

Multiple Choice: Which of the following was NOT a piece of evidence used by Wegener? A) Similar fossils B) Matching geological formations C) Ocean floor mapping D) Climate belts

Answer 6

C) Ocean floor mapping

Question 7

True or False: Wegener’s theory included the mechanism for how continents move.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Wegener?

Answer 8

Pangaea

Question 9

Which ocean was believed to have been split by the movement of continents according to Wegener?

Answer 9

The Atlantic Ocean

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The concept that continents drift over geological time is known as __________.

Answer 10

Continental drift

Question 11

What type of rock formations supported Wegener’s theory?

Answer 11

Matching mountain ranges

Question 12

Multiple Choice: Which scientist later provided the mechanism for continental drift? A) Isaac Newton B) Harry Hess C) Alfred Wegener D) Charles Lyell

Answer 12

B) Harry Hess

Question 13

True or False: Wegener’s work laid the foundation for modern plate tectonics.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What did Wegener propose as the reason for the drift of continents?

Answer 14

The rotation of the Earth and gravitational forces

Question 15

What was one of the major criticisms of Wegener’s theory?

Answer 15

He could not explain how continents moved.

Question 16

What evidence did Wegener cite regarding the climate of ancient continents?

Answer 16

Fossils of tropical plants found in Arctic regions

Question 17

True or False: Wegener’s theory was completely ignored until the 1960s.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

What is the modern scientific consensus on Wegener’s theory?

Answer 18

It is a foundational concept in the theory of plate tectonics.

Question 19

Fill in the blank: The theory of plate tectonics was developed in the __________ century.

Answer 19

20th

Question 20

Which geological feature is commonly associated with tectonic plate boundaries?

Answer 20

Earthquakes

Question 21

What role did fossil distribution play in Wegener’s theory?

Answer 21

It showed that continents were once connected.

Question 22

What is the significance of Wegener’s work in geology today?

Answer 22

It initiated the study of continental movement and plate tectonics.

Question 23

True or False: Wegener was primarily a geologist.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

What was Wegener’s profession aside from being a meteorologist?

Answer 24

Geophysicist