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Continental Drift Quiz
Continental Drift Quiz
1. This theory states that the existing continents of the earth were once glued together forming a super landmass.
A. Plate Tectonic Theory
B. Sea Floor Spreading Theory
C. Continental Drift Theory
D. Continental Crust Theory
6. This is the fossil of the Aquatic freshwater reptiles found in southern part of America and North America
A. Mesosaurus
B. Cygnognathus
C. Pterodactyl
D. Lystrosaurus
7. This are the gaping trenches or landmarks carved out by movement of glaciers discovered in continents that were not
cold enough to support snow formation in the present day
A. Glacial Marks
B. Glacial Striations
C. Glacial Grooves
D. Glaciers
8. This type of coals are produced when tropical forest are burned completely
A. Charcoal
B. Lignite
C. Bituminous coal
D. Graphite
9. Which of the following findings of Maria would support Alfred Wegener’s geographical evidence of the continental drift
theory?
A. Similar fossils of plants and animals found at different continents separated by oceans.
B. Presence of large tropical swamps with abundant vegetation found in the Northern Hemisphere
C. Glacial period occurrence during the late Palaeozoic era in South Africa, South America, Australia and India
D. Jigsaw puzzle fit of the current continents where the coastlines of South America and Africa seem to fit together
10. Which of the following activity supports the Biological evidence of the continental drift?
A. You are playing with cut-out continents in a map and you observed that continents fit together forming a giant landmass.
B. You’ve search in the Google that fossil records of glossopteris’ leaf can be found in Africa, South America, Antarctica, India,
and Australia even though it is large enough to be transported by the air.
C. You observed when you visited Europe and North America that its mountain range seems to fit perfectly together.
D. You searched “Glacial grooves” and figured that it can be found in areas that were not cold enough to support snow
formation in the present day