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What is the name of the single landmass that existed around 250 million years ago according to the Continental Drift Theory?
What is the name of the single landmass that existed around 250 million years ago according to the Continental Drift Theory?
- Eurasia
- Gondwanaland
- Pangaea (correct)
- Laurasia
Who proposed 'The Continental Drift Theory' and in which year?
Who proposed 'The Continental Drift Theory' and in which year?
- Nikola Tesla in 1943
- Isaac Newton in 1687
- Charles Darwin in 1859
- Alfred Wegener in 1912 (correct)
What is the name of the single ocean that surrounded Pangaea according to the Continental Drift Theory?
What is the name of the single ocean that surrounded Pangaea according to the Continental Drift Theory?
- Panthalassa (correct)
- Pacific Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
Which of the following continents was not part of Gondwanaland according to the Continental Drift Theory?
Which of the following continents was not part of Gondwanaland according to the Continental Drift Theory?
What evidence supports the Continental Drift Theory?
What evidence supports the Continental Drift Theory?
Approximately how long ago did Pangaea begin to split according to the Continental Drift Theory?
Approximately how long ago did Pangaea begin to split according to the Continental Drift Theory?
What is the driving force behind the plate movement?
What is the driving force behind the plate movement?
Which plate boundary is also called an accreting plate margin?
Which plate boundary is also called an accreting plate margin?
What type of boundary forms rift valleys, like the African Rift Valley in East Africa?
What type of boundary forms rift valleys, like the African Rift Valley in East Africa?
Between which two types of plates can subduction occur?
Between which two types of plates can subduction occur?
The Mariana Trench, the deepest trench in the world, is formed due to the subduction of which plate?
The Mariana Trench, the deepest trench in the world, is formed due to the subduction of which plate?
Which boundary is marked by an oceanic ridge (divergent boundary) running in a roughly W-E direction?
Which boundary is marked by an oceanic ridge (divergent boundary) running in a roughly W-E direction?
What event occurred about 40 - 50 million years ago due to the collision of the Indian Plate with Asia?
What event occurred about 40 - 50 million years ago due to the collision of the Indian Plate with Asia?
What was the location of the Indian subcontinent about 140 million years ago?
What was the location of the Indian subcontinent about 140 million years ago?
What did Gondwana break off into, leading to the opening of the Indian Ocean?
What did Gondwana break off into, leading to the opening of the Indian Ocean?
What type of plate boundary separates the North American plate and Pacific plates in California?
What type of plate boundary separates the North American plate and Pacific plates in California?
What geological feature is formed due to convergent boundaries?
What geological feature is formed due to convergent boundaries?
Which type of plate movement causes the formation of folds, faults, earthquakes, and volcanoes?
Which type of plate movement causes the formation of folds, faults, earthquakes, and volcanoes?
What is the main evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?
What is the main evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?
What is the term used for the sedimentary rock formed out of deposits of glaciers?
What is the term used for the sedimentary rock formed out of deposits of glaciers?
What theory was proposed by Hess in 1961?
What theory was proposed by Hess in 1961?
What is the word 'tectonic' derived from in the context of 'plate tectonics'?
What is the word 'tectonic' derived from in the context of 'plate tectonics'?
What force is attributed to the drifting of continents according to Wegener?
What force is attributed to the drifting of continents according to Wegener?
What was proposed by Arthur Holmes in an attempt to provide an explanation for the force causing continental drift?
What was proposed by Arthur Holmes in an attempt to provide an explanation for the force causing continental drift?
What type of sediments indicate remarkably similar histories for different landmasses?
What type of sediments indicate remarkably similar histories for different landmasses?
Which theory discarded the continental drift theory based on the operation of convectional currents in the mantle portion?
Which theory discarded the continental drift theory based on the operation of convectional currents in the mantle portion?
What led Alfred Wegener to propose the theory of continental drift?
What led Alfred Wegener to propose the theory of continental drift?
What are responsible for plate movement according to the theory of plate tectonics?
What are responsible for plate movement according to the theory of plate tectonics?
What type of sediments did Arthur Holmes use as evidence to explain his convectional current theory?
What type of sediments did Arthur Holmes use as evidence to explain his convectional current theory?
What did post World War â…¡ expeditions to map the oceanic floor reveal?
What did post World War â…¡ expeditions to map the oceanic floor reveal?
