3/31/23 Quiz

Question 1

How many continents are there and name them?

Answer 1

There are 7 continents; North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica and Europe

Question 2

How many oceans are there and name them?

Answer 2

There are 5 oceans; Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Southern Ocean

Question 3

Who had a hypothesis that all the continents were once together?

Answer 3

Alfred Wegener

Question 4

T/F: The ocean floor causes plates to move.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Which 2 continents were once apart of each other?

Answer 5

Africa and South America

Question 6

What is another name for Pangaea?

Answer 6

Supercontinent

Question 7

T/F: 3 pieces of evidence of Wegener’s theory were: land features, people and climate change.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

T/F: Coral reefs were affected by the continental drift.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Pangaea means ____ ____.

Answer 9

all lands

Question 10

What object did Ms. Con say the continental drift reminds her of?

Answer 10

a jigsaw puzzle