Take the Continental Drift Quiz!
1. Who proposed all continents had once been one big land mass?
a. Teddy Roosevelt b. Alfred Wegener c. Dmitri Mendeleev d. John James Audobon
2. Which of the following provided the best evidence to support the Theory of Continental Drift?
a. Lava, plant fossils, mountain ranges b. Rock formations, lava, dinosaur bones c. Animal fossils, rock formations and types of rock, plant fossils d. The continents looked like they fit together like a puzzle
3. Continents are still moving together at an average rate of 0.8 inch peryear and will once again form one large land mass. Scientists call it "Pangaea Ultima." If the average distance continents will have to travel is 3,150 miles, how how long will it take the next supercontinent to form?
a. Approximately 10 million years b. Approximately 50 million years c. Approximately 100 million years d. Approximately 250 million years
4. Pangaea is Greek for what?
a. "Supercontinent" b. "big land" c. "all the land" d. "all the Earth"