The famous German scholar introduced this theory in the 1920s. He found that a geographical homogeneity can be given by mixing the present continents. He called it Jig-Saw-Fit. According to him, in the Carboniferous era, all the earth's terranes were interlinked. He named this large continent 'Pangea'. Around it was an expanse of the vast ocean called 'Panthalas'. In the last-Triassic era, the division of Pangea began and one part of it flowed towards the north and the other part to the south. The northern part is called Laurentian (Angara Landscape) and the southern part is Gondwana Landscape.
1. Which of the following scientist gave the continental drift theory?
A. Else Koppen Wegener
B. Alfred Wegener
C. Arthur Holmes
D. Kurt Wegener
2. Which are the evidence of continental drift theory?
A. The distribution of ancient fossils
B. Rocks
C. Mountain ranges
D. All of the above-mentioned
3. When was Pangea break up?
A. 100 million years ago
B. 200 million years ago
C. 300 million years ago
D. 500 million years ago
4. Which of the following is the oldest Era?
A. Ice age
B. Cambrian
C. Ordovician
D. Paleozoic Era
5. Which of the following specific continents fit together most noticeably?
A. Antartica and Africa
B. Africa and North America
C. South America and Africa
D. South America and Europe
6. Which of the following type of information was collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
A. Glacial deposits
B. Fossils
C. Rocks
D. All of the above mentioned
7. The supercontinent that existed in Earth's distant past is called:
A. Tectonic plate
B. Pangaea
C. Glacial deposits
D. None of these
8. Which are found in colder climates indicate that the land used to be in a warmer climate?
A. Ice
B. Coal
C. Glacial deposits
D. All of the above
9. In which the similarities between the Appalachian mountains and the Scottish highlands provide evidence for which process?
A. Fossilization
B. Climate change
C. Continental drift
D. None of these
10. Which piece of evidence supporting continental drift states that present-day glacial deposits are found at the equator?
A. Puzzle pieces
B. Rock and glacial deposit evidence
C. Fossil evidence
D. All of the above
11. Which of the following were life forms found on Earth 180 million years ago?
A. Amphibians
B. Green algae
C. Dinosaurs
D. All of the above
12. Which is the day of the supercontinent?
A. Paleozoic
B. Pangaea
C. Both of the above
D. None of these
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