Continental Drift Theory Quiz

In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed a theory that the Earth is once a single landmass. What is the name of the Mesozoic supercontinent that consisted of all of the present continents?

• Eurasia

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Gondwanaland

Coal beds were discovered in Antarctica, what does it mean?

• Antarctica is rich in minerals.

• Antarctica has plants before.

• Antarctica is an abandoned land.

• Antarctica has varied wildlife before.

South America fits together with ________?

• Africa

• Asia

• All World

• Australia D. Europe

Which fossil was discovered to cover South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia?

• Cynognathus

• Glossopteris

• Lystrosaurus

• Mesosaurus

If Antarctica had plants before, what can you conclude?

• Antarctica has a tropical climate.

• Antarctica was very cold before.

• Antarctica was in the north pole before.

• Antarctica never left its place.

If one continent is divided into two and drifted away from each other, what can you say about the rocks at their edges of separation?

• Completely different.

• Same age and type.

• One is sedimentary, one is igneous.

• One continent has older rocks.

What was the name of the single supercontinent on Earth according to the Continental Drift Theory?

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Eurasia

Who was the proponent of Continental Drift Theory?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

• Isaac Newton

The following are the fossils found to support the Continental Drift Theory, which of them is a plant?

• Cynognathus

• Glossopteris

• Lystrosaurus

• Mesosaurus

According to the Continental Drift Theory, which subcontinent collided with Eurasia?

• Australia

• India

• Greenland

• Madagascar