Continental Drift (Reading) worksheets
Continental Drift (Reading) worksheets give students in Grade 7 to Grade 8 focused practice in continental drift (reading). This page has 2 free printable sets, grouped by grade, and every set includes a computed answer key that is never wrong. Print them or save as a PDF, no login needed.
What's inside
- Why could Mesosaurus fossils on two continents not be explained by the animal swimming there?
- Why did most geologists reject Wegener's idea?
- Name one fossil the passage gives as evidence for continental drift.
- What job did Wegener actually work in?
- By roughly when was plate tectonics accepted?
- What did Vine and Matthews show about the magnetic stripes in the sea floor?
Sample questions. Each set (A, B, C…) has fresh numbers and a computed answer key.
Accuracy and sources
These references support the wording and answer key used in this history resource.
- USGS, This Dynamic Earth: Historical perspective — documents Wegener's 1912 proposal, the fossil and rock evidence, and why the lack of a mechanism led geologists to reject continental drift
- USGS, This Dynamic Earth: Developing the theory — covers Hess's sea-floor spreading, the Vine and Matthews magnetic striping evidence, and acceptance of plate tectonics in the 1960s
- Britannica, Alfred Wegener — confirms Wegener's training in astronomy, his work in meteorology, and his death on the Greenland ice sheet in 1930
Grade 7 Continental Drift (Reading)
Grade 8 Continental Drift (Reading)
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What grades do continental drift (reading) worksheets cover?
Continental Drift (Reading) worksheets on this page cover Grade 7 to Grade 8. There are 2 printable sets in total, grouped by grade so you can pick the right level.
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