National Geographic Colliding Continents

Guess what? Our planet Earth isn't as young as you might think! Can you figure out its estimated age?

• 10 billion years

• 100 million years

• 1 million years

• 4.5 billion years

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Ready to time travel? What element, decaying into lead, is our time machine for dating rocks?

• Gold

• Uranium

• Iron

• Carbon

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Can you guess the name of the very first supercontinent ever mentioned in history? It's a trip way back in time!

• Pangaea

• Rodinia

• Vaalbara

• Gondwana

Get ready for a geological adventure! Which continent embarked on a colossal journey to collide with Europe, ultimately giving rise to the majestic Alps?

• Asia

• Antarctica

• Africa

• Australia

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Guess what! When continents decide to come together in a massive geological hug, what incredible feature do they create?

• Oceans

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Rivers

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🌍✨ Ever wondered how mountains and oceans are formed? It's all thanks to the movement of the Earth's plates! What is this incredible process called?

• Erosion

• Plate tectonics

• Photosynthesis

• Condensation

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Who embarked on a groundbreaking journey through the pages of geology to introduce us to the theory of continental drift? Hint: It's not a superhero, but definitely a super scientist!

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

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Guess what? Over millions of years, water has been busy sculpting one of the most jaw-dropping natural features on our planet. Can you tell which one it is?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Amazon Rainforest

• The Grand Canyon

• Mount Everest

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Ready to travel back in time? Which epic event is famously dubbed as the 'mother of all mass extinctions'?

• Permian-Triassic mass extinction

• Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction

• Devonian mass extinction

• Ordovician-Silurian extinction

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Ready for a geographical challenge? Guess the name of the narrow strip of land that connects the massive continents of North and South America!

• Isthmus of Corinth

• Isthmus of Gibraltar

• Isthmus of Panama

• Isthmus of Suez