What is the primary cause of the movement of lithospheric plates on Earth's surface?

Continental Drift and the Journey of Earth's Landmasses

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Volcanic eruptions
Wind currents
Ocean tides
Formation of new plate material
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 250 million years ago?
Laurasia
Pangea
Gondwana
Atlantis
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which evidence supports the existence of Pangea?
Identical weather patterns
Fossil evidence found in different continents
Same animal species currently living on different continents
Similar languages spoken across continents
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which animal's fossils are found in both South America and Africa, supporting the theory of Pangea?
Dodo
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Sinognathus
Mammoth
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of evidence shows the alignment of mountain chains across continents?
Rock and mountain chain evidence
Fossil evidence
Ocean current patterns
Climate data
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which continents show rock evidence that aligns with each other, suggesting they were once connected?
Antarctica and North America
Australia and Europe
South America and Africa
North America and Asia
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the fossil evidence found across South America, Africa, Antarctica, India, and Australia?
It proves that these continents have the same animal species today.
It indicates that these continents have similar climates.
It shows that these continents were once part of a single landmass.
It suggests that these continents have identical geological features.
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