Group Quiz #1-1

1. A theory that proves that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea and have since drifted apart. This theory has been supported by various lines evidences.

• Big Bang Theory

• Continental Drift Theory

• Plate Movement Theory

• Plate Tectonic Theory

2. Evidence of past glacial activity have been found in regions currently located near the equator.

• Fit of the Continents

• Fossil Distribution

• Geological Similarities

• Paleoclimatic Evidence

3. Which of the following does not belong to the group of evidences of Fossil Distribution?

• Cynonathus

• Glossopteris

• Lystrosaurus

• Mesosaurus

4. Matching rock formations, mountain ranges, and _____ have been found on different continents.

5. This animal's fossil were found in Africa and India in the mid 1960.

• Cynognathus

• Glossopteris

• Lystrosaurus

• Mesosaurus

6. This meant similar order, arrangement, and structure of the rock layers on mountain ranges on opposite sides.

• Glacial Striations

• Magnetic Reversals

• Paleoclimatic Evidence

• Rock and Mountain Correlation

7. This is the most obvious evidence for continental drift theory with the way the continents appear to fit together like puzzle pieces.

• Fit of the Continents

• Fossil Distribution

• Geological Similarities

• Paleoclimatic Evidence

8. Climates of the continents before _____ match with present climatic conditions.

9. Evident rocks caused by the alignment of the magnetic field of the magnetic minerals within a rock.

• Glacial Striations

• Magnetic Reversals

• Paleoclimatic Evidence

• Rock and Mountain Correlation

10. These are the different evidences of the continental drift theory that suggested the continents were once joined together called Pangaea.

• Paleoclimatic Evidence

• Placer Deposits

• Geological Similarities

• Fossil Distribution

• Tillite