Continents and Tectonic Plates Quiz

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed before the current continents?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

Which layer of the Earth is composed of the lightest materials?

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Convection Currents

• Tsunamis

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

What is the estimated time for the formation of a new supercontinent?

• 500 million years

• 250 million years

• 100 million years

• 1 billion years