Continental Drift Theory

Q.

Which continents of today were part of the Gondwana land?

Q. What are the evidences of Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift?

1. Edges of South America and Africa fit together like pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle.
2. Fossil samples of identical species.
3. Gold deposits in Africa and South America.
4. African migrants in South America.

Q. When did the supercontinent Pangaea begin to break apart?

1. 220 million years ago
2. 10, 000 million years ago
3. 70, 000 years ago
4. 500 million years ago

Q. Which of the following countries were the parts of Gondwanaland?

1. South America
2. North America
3. Antarctica
4. Greenland

Q. When did the supercontinent Pangaea begin to break apart?

1. 220 million years ago
2. 10, 000 million years ago
3. 70, 000 years ago
4. 500 million years ago

Q. Which of the following is/are evidences for Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift?

1. Edges of the Western coast of Africa, and the Eastern coast of South America fits together.
2. Rock samples similar in age in different continents.
3. Fossil samples of identical species in different continents.
4. Similar groundwater salinity in different continents.

Q. Around 200 million years ago, the supercontinent, Pangaea, began to split.

1. False
2. True

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Wegener postulated that a massive supercontinent called _________, existed 220 million years ago.

1. Gondwana
2. Pangaea
3. Laurasia
4. Pannotia

Q.

who formulated the theory of continental drift?

Q. Wegener postulated that a massive supercontinent called _________, existed 220 million years ago.

1. Gondwana
2. Pangaea
3. Laurasia
4. Pannotia

Q. Which of the following present day places were originally part of GondwanaLand?

1. Greenland
2. North America
3. South America
4. Malayasia
5. Madagascar
6. Eurasia
7. Australia
8. Antarctica

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Gondwanaland contained which of the following present day regions, according to Wegener?

1. Greenland
2. South America
3. Africa
4. Arabia

Q. Which of the following regions was/were the part of Laurasia?

1. Arabia
2. Greenland
3. North America
4. Brazil

Q. Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

1. Alfred Wegener
2. Harry Hess
3. Charles Darwin
4. James Hutton

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Laurasia contained which of the following present day regions, according to Wegener?

1. Greenland
2. North America
3. South America
4. Malaysia

Q. Which of the following were parts of the Gondwanaland?

1. South America
2. North America
3. Africa
4. Madagascar
5. Arabia
6. Greenland
7. Antarctica
8. Russia

Q. A is a type of lowland between two landmasses that is formed because of the movement of tectonic plates.

1. desert
2. rift valley
3. plain
4. mountain valley

Q. Which of the following is the supercontinent named by Alfred Wegener?

1. Eurasia
2. Wegenerland
3. Pangaea
4. Africa

Q. Which of the following is/are the evidences for Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift?

1. Edges of the Western coast of Africa, and the Eastern coast of South America fits together.
2. Rock samples similar in age in different continents.
3. Fossil samples of identical species in different continents.
4. Similar groundwater salinity in different continents.

Q. Gondwanaland contained which of the following present-day regions?

1. Greenland
2. South America
3. Africa
4. Arabia

Q. Which of the following is the supercontinent named by Alfred Wegener?

1. Eurasia
2. Wegenerland
3. Pangaea
4. Africa

Q. Which of the following were parts of the Gondwanaland?

1. South America
2. North America
3. Africa
4. Madagascar
5. Arabia
6. Greenland
7. Antarctica
8. Russia