Geography
Continental Drift Theory and its evidence
Practice questions
Glossopteris plant fossils belong to which category of evidence?If identical fossils are found on two now separated continents and the organism could not cross open ocean what is the best explanation?Which force did Wegener mainly suggest for the westward movement of continents?According to Wegener movement toward the equator was related to which force?What was the greatest scientific weakness of Wegener's theory?According to Continental Drift Theory between which two giant landmasses was the Tethys Sea located?In Wegener's theory around what time is the breakup of Pangaea generally considered to have begun?Why is the similarity of facing coasts of Africa and South America not considered decisive by itself?The comparison of gold deposits on the Ghana coast and goldfields in Brazil provides what type of evidence?In Continental Drift Theory India's northward movement is broadly linked with which later result?In Wegener's theory continents were considered to move through which medium which later drew criticism?Which is the best example of palaeoclimatic evidence in Continental Drift Theory?If a continent is tropical today but contains ancient glacial rocks what may it indicate?What was the main reason Wegener's theory did not gain immediate full acceptance?What is the most important difference between Continental Drift Theory and Plate Tectonics?Arthur Holmes's idea of convection currents addressed which weakness of Wegener's theory?In Wegener's theory in what sequence is the division of Pangaea understood?Which conclusion is most logical from Wegener's fossil evidence?What does continuity of rock sequences mean in support of continental drift?Palaeomagnetic evidence was not a major original proof of Wegener yet why did it later become important?