Continental Drift Theory Quiz

What is Pangaea?

• The name of the largest ocean on Earth.

• A type of dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic period.

• A famous mountain range in South America.

• The name of the supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.

What is Gondwana?

• A famous painting

• A type of dance

• A type of food

• A supercontinent

How did the existence of similar fossils on different continents support the theory of continental drift?

• The similar fossils were actually transported by strong winds from one continent to another

• The similar fossils are just a coincidence and have no relation to continental drift

• The existence of similar fossils on different continents suggests that these continents were once connected and later drifted apart, supporting the theory of continental drift.

• The similar fossils were created independently on each continent by a similar process

What is the significance of the distribution of certain plant and animal fossils across continents?

• It has no significance at all

• It provides evidence for the theory of continental drift.

• It proves that the continents have never moved

• It is just a coincidence

What is plate tectonics?

• The idea that Earth's surface is flat and stationary

• The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.

• The theory that Earth's crust is made of cheese

• The belief that Earth's plates are held together by magnets

How do plate tectonics contribute to the movement of continents?

• By causing the continents to stay in one place

• By preventing any movement of the plates

• By creating a barrier that stops the continents from moving

• By causing the plates to move and interact with each other

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Mountain, Valley, Plain

• North, South, East

• Divergent, Convergent, Transform

• Solid, Liquid, Gas

What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

• The height of the mountains

• Matching coastlines of continents, distribution of fossils and rock types, presence of mid-ocean ridges and deep-sea trenches

• The color of the ocean water

• The number of earthquakes in a region

How do divergent plate boundaries contribute to the movement of continents?

• Causing the plates to move sideways and not influencing crust movement

• Causing the plates to move away from each other and creating new crust

• Causing the plates to move towards each other and creating new crust

• Causing the plates to remain stationary and not affecting crust formation