Continental Drift

Question 1

Who developed the theory of continental drift?

Answer 1

Alfred Wegener

Question 2

Explain the theory of continental drift.

Answer 2

Continental drift was a theory that said that the continents were once together in a super-continent called pangea and then moved to the places they are now.

Question 3

Explain how land features support continental drift.

Answer 3

Land features like mountains on different continents line up.

Question 4

Explain ancient fossils support continental drift.

Answer 4

Fossils of the same animals were found on different continents, and these animals couldn’t have swam that far.

Question 5

Explain how ancient climate zones support continental drift.

Answer 5

Signs of glaciers were found in warmer areas like Africa and India.

Question 6

Why was Wegener not believed?

Answer 6

1. He could not prove the force that moved the continents.
2. He was a meteorologist, not a geologist.
3. It contradicted their idea of how mountains formed.