Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Quiz

What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's continents over time?

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Oceanic Spread

• Mountain Formation

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Which scientist is most associated with the theory of continental drift?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

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What happened to Alfred Wegener's theory despite the evidence?

• It was widely accepted

• It was ignored

• It was rejected by most scientists

• It was proven wrong

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When did the concept of Continental Drift become accepted?

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1960s

• 1980s

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What theory did the concept of Continental Drift become a part of?

• Theory of Evolution

• Theory of Relativity

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Gravity

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What is the main idea of the Continental Drift Theory?

• The Earth is flat

• Continents are stationary

• Earth's continents moved apart from a single large continent

• The sun revolves around the Earth

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What is Pangaea?

• A type of dinosaur

• A supercontinent that broke apart about 175 million years ago

• A large ocean

• A mountain range

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Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

What has been happening to Earth's continents over time?

• They have been continually breaking apart and coming together

• They have remained the same

• They have been shrinking

• They have been expanding

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