Question

Alfred Wegener noticed that Africa and South America seemed to fit together. What part of the scientific method

does this correlate with?

-Observation

-Experimentation

-Asking a question

-Forming a hypothesis

Which of the following supports Wegener’s theory of plate tectonics?

-Fossils of the Mesosaurus found in Africa and South America

-History of earthquake activity and its impact on continental drift

-Evidence of glacier movement in regions of South America

-Africa has land mass on both the equator and the prime meridian

Place the following items in the correct order based on what you have learned about the steps of the scientific method.

-Wegener questioned how it was possible that the continents were once joined.

-Wegener proposed that all the continents were joined as a supercontinent.

-wegener observed that Africa and South America appeared to “fit”

-Wegener found evidence to support that the continents were once joined

Another name for an educated guess in science would be a __.

-theory

-law

-principle

-hypothesis

Alfred Wegener noticed that Africa and South America seemed to fit together.