Distribution of Oceans and Continents
Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?
What was the name of the mega-ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea?
Pangaea first broke into two large continental masses known as:
According to Wegener, what forces were responsible for the drifting of continents?
Which of the following is NOT a major evidence supporting Wegener's Continental Drift Theory?
What is 'Tillite'?
The concept of 'Sea Floor Spreading' was put forward by:
Who formulated the concept of Plate Tectonics in 1967?
A tectonic plate (lithospheric plate) is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock composed of:
Which of the following is considered a minor tectonic plate?
At which type of plate boundary is crust neither created nor destroyed?
The San Andreas Fault is an example of which type of plate boundary?
The process in which one tectonic plate slides beneath another and sinks into the mantle is called:
Himalayan mountain range is the result of convergence between which of the following?
What geological feature is commonly formed along divergent boundaries in the oceans?
The fossil of reptile 'Mesosaurus' has been found in:
Magnetic striping (paleomagnetism) parallel to mid-oceanic ridges provides strong evidence for:
According to plate tectonics, India was a part of which ancient landmass?
Which of the following mountain ranges was formed due to the convergence of an oceanic plate and a continental plate?
Convection currents in the mantle, which drive tectonic plate movement, are powered by: