Continental Drift and Pangea Quiz

What is the meaning of the word 'Pangea'?

• All the deserts

• All the mountains

• All the oceans

• All the lands

When did Pangea begin to fracture and separate into the continents as we know them today?

• About 150 million years ago

• About 335 million years ago

• About 200 million years ago

• About 750 million years ago

What was the name of the ocean that surrounded Pangea?

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Panthalasa

Who first proposed the idea of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Maurice Ewing

• Harry Hess

• Alexander du Toit

What was the driving force behind the continents according to Arthur Holmes?

• Convective flows of matter in the Earth's depths

• Volcanic eruptions

• Meteorite impacts

• Tectonic plates

What did Harry Hess discover in 1953 that contributed to the understanding of plate tectonics?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Trenches

• Volcanic islands

• Earthquakes

What evidence supported the theory of continental drift?

• Similarity of Atlantic coastlines of South America and Africa

• Similarity of Indian coastlines of India and Australia

• Similarity of Pacific coastlines of Asia and North America

• Similarity of Arctic coastlines of Europe and North America

What was the name of the ancient supercontinent that included Central and Southern Africa, Madagascar, and the peninsula of India?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Rodinia

• Pangaea Ultima

What did the distribution of horseshoe crab fossils in Europe and North America suggest?

• Northern Europe was located close to the Gulf of Mexico

• Northern Europe was located close to the Pacific Ocean

• Northern Europe was located close to the Arctic Ocean

• Northern Europe was located close to the Indian Ocean

What was the book published by Alfred Wegener in 1915 that contained the concept of continental drift and its justification?

• The Evolution of Earth's Surface

• The Origin of Continents and Oceans

• The Theory of Plate Tectonics

• The Formation of Supercontinents