Continental Drift Worksheet
Explore the theory of continental drift, evidence supporting it, and its impact on Earth's geology with this Grade 9 science worksheet.
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Continental Drift Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer based on your understanding of continental drift.
1. Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
2. The supercontinent that existed approximately 200 million years ago was called:
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
Pangaea
Rodinia
3. The theory of continental drift suggests that 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. The theory of continental drift was immediately accepted by the scientific community when first proposed.
True
False
6. Similar fossil evidence found on different continents supports the idea of continental drift.
True
False
7. Briefly explain what continental drift is.
8. Describe two pieces of evidence that support the theory of continental drift.
9. Observe the diagram below showing the sequence of continental drift over geological time. Label the supercontinent shown in the first image.
