Exploring the Future of Supercontinents

Who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

What did Wegener notice about the coasts of Africa and South America?

• They had different climates

• They had similar rock formations

• They had striking similarities

• They had different species of plants

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What is the modern theory that explains the movement of Earth's crust?

• Theory of Evolution

• Big Bang Theory

• Theory of Relativity

• Plate Tectonics

What layer do Earth's plates shift over?

• Atmosphere

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

How do geologists trace the historical positions of continents?

• By observing weather patterns

• By studying ocean currents

• By measuring changes in Earth's magnetic field

• By analyzing satellite images

What is a limitation of using magnetic data to trace continental positions?

• It is unaffected by volcanic activity

• It doesn't provide longitude

• It doesn't provide latitude

• It is always accurate

What does the Wilson Cycle predict?

• The divergence and reassembly of continents

• The formation of new oceans

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The extinction of species

What could be a result of the next supercontinent formation?

• A new supercontinent from the closing of the Indian Ocean

• A new Pangea from the closing of the Atlantic

• A new supercontinent from the opening of the Pacific

• A new supercontinent from the opening of the Arctic Ocean

What environmental impact did the breakup of Rodinia have?

• Decreased global temperatures

• Increased atmospheric CO2

• Decreased atmospheric CO2

• Increased global temperatures

What recent solution has been trialed in Iceland to store carbon?

• Storing carbon in granite

• Storing carbon in basalt

• Storing carbon in limestone

• Storing carbon in sandstone