Question

fill in the blank (13 - 16)

1. the supercontinent proposed by wegener was called ________.
2. similar ________ and plant fossils were found on continents now separated by oceans.
3. evidence of ancient ________ in africa suggests it was once closer to the south pole.
4. the modern theory that explains continental drift is called ________.

Explanation:

1. Alfred Wegener proposed the supercontinent Pangaea.
2. Similar animal and plant fossils are evidence for continental drift, as they suggest the continents were once joined.
3. Glaciation evidence in Africa indicates it was once in a different location closer to the South - Pole.
4. Plate tectonics is the modern theory that explains continental drift, stating that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move relative to each other.

Answer:

1. Pangaea
2. animal
3. glaciation
4. plate tectonics