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Evolution of Continental Drift

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who developed the Continental Drift Theory?

a)

Albert Wegener

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Some guy named 'Boris'

d)

Albert Vegener

2.

The book that Wegener published on the theory was titled...

a)

The Origins of Continents and Oceans

b)

The Origins of Continents

c)

The Nature and Movement of Continents

d)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Continent

3.

Who, of the following, is not credited in transferring Wegener's evidence into a full scientific theory?

a)

Jason Morgan

b)

Dan McKenzie

c)

Xavier le Pichon

d)

J. Tuzo Wilson

4.

Antonio Snider published a map that showed which two continents joined together?

a)

Australia and Antarctica

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

South America and Africa

d)

Gondwanaland and Laurasia

5.

In what year did F.B. Taylor envisage 'mighty creepy movements' that turned out to be tectonic plate movements?

a)

1910

b)

1965

c)

1858

d)

1904

6.

In what year did Wegener die?

a)

1960

b)

1930

c)

He's still alive, I saw him working at Aldi the other day

d)

1940

7.

What is Francis Bacon most famous for?

a)

Discovering similar rock structures across multiple continents

b)

Noticing coastlines of different continents 'fit together'

c)

Mmmmm....bacon!

d)

Proposing that ocean floor was made in the middle of the ocean and spread outwards

8.

Arthur Holmes discovered what type of currents?

a)

Ocean currents

b)

Wind currents

c)

Convection currents (in mantle)

d)

Blackcurrants

9.

Which came first: Discovery of symmetrical magnetic stripes or discovery of seafloor spreading?

a)

Discovery of symmetrical magnetic stripes

b)

Discovery of seafloor spreading

c)

Both occurred in the same year

d)

I'm still trying to figure out whether the chicken or the egg came first. Hold on.

10.

S. K. Runcorn discovered...

a)

Polar wandering

b)

Tertiary mountain belts

c)

Wifi

d)

Seafloor spreading