Building Pangaea Quiz

What did Alfred Wegener propose in 1915?

• Theory of plate tectonics

• Theory of evolution

• Theory of relativity

• Theory of continental drift

What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

• Meteorite impacts

• Volcanic eruptions

• Fossils and rocks

• Earthquakes

What is the name of the supercontinent that Wegener proposed existed in the past?

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

• Rodinia

• Laurasia

What evidence supports the idea that the continents were once together?

• Fossils of the same species found on different continents

• Similar climate patterns on different continents

• Similar mountain ranges on different continents

• Matching coastlines of different continents

What evidence of ancient ice sheets supports the theory of Pangaea?

• Fossils of ancient trees

• Evidence of volcanic eruptions

• Scratches and scrapes on rock outcrops

• Seashells found high in mountains

Which landmass shows evidence of ancient glaciers?

• South America

• Africa

• India

• Antarctica

What do the glacial scratches on rock outcrops indicate?

• The direction of ocean currents

• The direction of plate movement

• The direction of glacier movement

• The direction of volcanic eruptions

What evidence supports the idea that the Himalayan Mountains were formed by the collision of landmasses?

• Fossils of ancient trees

• Evidence of ancient ice sheets

• Seashells found high in mountains

• Rocks that formed when landmasses collided

What do the orange areas on the map represent?

• Mountains that formed when landmasses collided

• Rocks that formed about 2 billion years ago

• Evidence of ancient ice sheets

• Fossils of Lystrosaurus

What do the purple areas on the map represent?

• Fossils of Lystrosaurus

• Rocks that formed about 2 billion years ago

• Mountains that formed when landmasses collided

• Evidence of ancient ice sheets