Continental Drift Worksheet
Explore the theory of continental drift, plate tectonics, and evidence supporting the movement of Earth's continents with this Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Continental Drift Worksheet
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1. Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
2. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed approximately 200 million years ago?
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
Pangaea
Rodinia
3. The theory of Continental Drift states that the Earth's continents have moved over geological .
4. One piece of evidence for continental drift is the jigsaw-puzzle fit of the continents, especially between South America and .
5. Similar plant and animal found on different continents provide evidence for continental drift.
6. Describe two pieces of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to support his theory of Continental Drift.
7. The image below shows the sequence of continental drift over millions of years. Observe the image and answer the question that follows.
Based on the image, what happened to the supercontinent Pangaea over time?
8. The theory of Continental Drift was immediately accepted by all scientists when it was first proposed.
True
False
9. Plate tectonics is the modern theory that explains how continents move.
True
False
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