Q2: Lesson 4 | Continental Drift Theory

Question 1

creator of the first modern atlas

Answer 1

abraham ortelius

Question 2

was the first to underline the geometrical similarity between the coasts of america and europe-africa to propose continental drift as an explanation

Answer 2

ortelius

Question 3

first modern atlas

Answer 3

theatre of the world

Question 4

refers to the movement of the earths continents relative to eahc other appearing to drift across the ocean bed

Answer 4

continental drift

Question 5

THIS THEORY IS PUBLISHED IN THE BOOK ORIGIN OF CONTINENTS AND OCEANS BY ALFRED WEGENER

Answer 5

continental drift theory

Question 6

it was fully developed by alfred wegener

Answer 6

continental drift theory

Question 7

what period was 250 mil years ago

Answer 7

permian

Question 8

what period was 200 mil years ago

Answer 8

triassic

Question 9

what period was 145 mil years ago

Answer 9

jurassic

Question 10

what period was 65 mil years ago

Answer 10

cretaceous

Question 11

what period was laurasia and gondwanaland

Answer 11

triassic

Question 12

refers to the separation of the earth’s continents, drifting across the oceanic bed

Answer 12

continental drift theory

Question 13

fossils are traces and remains of organism that lived in pre-historic times. one of wegener’s exmaple is the remains of _______

Answer 13

mesosaurus

Question 14

what fossil was found in india, africa, antartica

Answer 14

lystrosaurus

Question 15

what fossil was found in all continents

Answer 15

glossopteris

Question 16

which fossil was found in south america and africa

Answer 16

cynognathus

Question 17

which fossil was found in southern south america and africa

Answer 17

mesosaurus

Question 18

rocks and fossils in the continents located in the southern hemisphere exhibit identical pattern known as ______

Answer 18

gondwana sequence

Question 19

the discovery of fossils from tropical plants in the form of ________ in antartica

Answer 19

coal deposists