Continental Drift Theory

Question 1

A Flemish cartographer who implied that the islands are like pieces of puzzle.

Answer 1

Abraham Ortelius

Question 2

True or False: Ortelius observed that the shapes of the continent of both sides of the Atlantic Ocean seem to fit together.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True or False: According to Ortelius, it seemed like North America was torn away from Europe.

Answer 3

False: According to Ortelius, it seemed like Africa was torn away from Europe.

Question 4

True or False: According to Ortelius, South America seems to be a piece of Africa.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or False: According to Ortelius, the geological processes are the reason why these islands moved away from each other.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or False: The point of Ortelius was not accepted due to lack of strong evidences.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

He is a geophysicist, and in 1912, he proposed the concept of Continental Drift Theory.

Answer 7

Alfred Wegener

Question 8

Alfred Wegener’s original name for his proposed, ancient continent.

Answer 8

Urkontinent

Question 9

The theory that hypothesized that the continents were once a one large continent before drifting into its present state.

Answer 9

Continental Drift Theory

Question 10

The book Wegener published in 1915.

Answer 10

The Origin of Continents and Oceans

Question 11

The book (Origin of Continents and Oceans) was unaccepted, however, it was used in Geoscience to explain the…?

Answer 11

Moving Continents

Question 12

The ancient supercontinent, comprising all the present continents joined together.

Answer 12

Pangea

Question 13

Pangea was derived from the Greek. What was its meaning?

Answer 13

All the Earth

Question 14

The ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea.

Answer 14

Panthalassa

Question 15

In which period did the Pangea started to be divided?

Answer 15

Triassic Period

Question 16

When the Pangea started to be divided into two supercontinents, they were called the?

Answer 16

Laurasia and Gondwana

Question 17

What is the ocean between the two supercontinents called?

Answer 17

Tethys Sea

Question 18

True or False: It was Edward Suess who hypothesized the existence of Gondwana and Tethys.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

They are glacial deposits found in areas covered with snow.

Answer 19

Tillites

Question 20

True or False: One of the strong pieces of evidence by Wegener was the absence of Tillites in areas whose climate does not suggest glacial formation.

Answer 20

False. One of the strong pieces of evidence by Wegener was the presence of Tillites in areas whose climate does not suggest glacial formation.

Question 21

True or False: Glacial deposits are found in Australia and Antarctica.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or False: These deposits are also found in desert-like areas like Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, and India.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or False: One of the strong pieces of evidence by Wegener was the continuity of snow layers found in the different continents.

Answer 23

False. One of the strong pieces of evidence by Wegener was the continuity of rock layers found in the different continents.

Question 24

True or False: There are similarities of rock layers found in mountains that are on the other side of the Arctic Ocean.

Answer 24

False. There are similarities of rock layers found in mountains that are on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 25

True or False: The theory says there are mountains which were just one during the time of Pangea.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

True or False: The Appalachian mountain, the Caledonian mountains (Scotland), the Scandinavian mountains (Norway), and the Atlas Mountains (Morocco) were thought to have been one mountain range.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or False: One of the strong pieces of evidence by Wegener was the similarity of rock types in different continents.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False: The rock types found in Brazil, India, South Africa, and Antarctica seem to have similar layers and sequence.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

True or False: The concept of paleomagnetism is differently observed in Europe and South America.

Answer 29

False. The concept of paleomagnetism is differently observed in Europe and North America.

Question 30

True or False: One of the strong pieces of evidence by Wegener was the evidence from climate change.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

True or False: It was found out that tropical materials are found in temperate areas (and polar materials in the tropical areas).

Answer 31

False. It was found out that tropical materials are found in polar areas (and polar materials in the tropical areas).

Question 32

True or False: Some parts of the United States have remains of coral reefs that should be found in temperate areas.

Answer 32

False. Some parts of the United States have remains have remains of coral reefs that should be found in tropical areas.

Question 33

True or False: According to theory, this proves that these islands passed through different climate zones.

Answer 33

True