Continental Drift Quiz

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

• Harry Hess

• Marie Curie

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

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What was the name of the super continent proposed by Alfred Wegener?

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

What is the main cause of the movement of the continents according to the Plate Tectonic theory?

• Meteorite impacts

• Earth's rotation

• Convection currents in Earth's mantle

• Volcanic eruptions

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What is the best evidence that continents change position over time?

• Fossil evidence

• Continental fit

• Glacial evidence

• Seafloor spreading

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About how many years ago did Pangaea begin to break apart?

• 100-80 million years ago

• 200-180 million years ago

• 300 million years ago

• 400 million years ago

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In which hemisphere did Gondwanaland separate from Laurasia?

• Eastern hemisphere

• Western hemisphere

• Southern hemisphere

• Northern hemisphere

What type of evidence did Alfred Wegener provide to support his claim of Continental Drift?

• Tsunami evidence

• Meteorite evidence

• Volcanic evidence

• Fossil evidence

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What is the historical evidence that supports the Continental Drift Theory?

• All of the above

• Glacial deposits

• Seafloor spreading

• Magnetic patterns on the ocean floor

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What did Harry Hess measure on the surface of the ocean floor during World War II?

• Temperature

• Wave height

• Salinity

• Magnetic patterns

What is the main concept of the Plate Tectonic theory?

• Continental drift

• Seafloor spreading

• Magnetic patterns

• Glacial evidence

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