Continental Drift Worksheet
Explore the theory of continental drift, Pangea, and evidence supporting plate tectonics with this Grade 11 science worksheet.
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Continental Drift: Evidence and Theory
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers based on your understanding of continental drift and plate tectonics.
1. Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
2. What is the supercontinent that existed approximately 200-300 million years ago called?
Gondwana
Laurasia
Pangea
Rodinia
3. The theory of continental drift suggests that the Earth's continents have moved over geological .
4. One piece of evidence for continental drift is the jigsaw-like fit of the continents, especially between South America and .
5. The theory of continental drift was immediately accepted by the scientific community when first proposed.
True
False
6. Fossil evidence, such as the discovery of Mesosaurus in both South America and Africa, supports the idea of former land connections.
True
False
7. Briefly describe two pieces of evidence, other than the fit of the continents, that support the theory of continental drift.
8. Observe the diagram below showing the sequence of continental drift over geological time. Identify the supercontinent shown in the earliest stage and describe one significant change that occurred in the continental arrangement by the final stage.
