Consider the following statements with respect to the Continental Drift Theory
1.Alfred Wegener suggested Polar fleeing force and tidal force are responsible for the continental drift.
2.The Polar wandering shows that the continents have frequently moved and changed directions of their motion from time to time.
3.Permo-Carboniferous glaciations are distributed towards Laurasia of the so called Pangea.
4.Pangea was surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean, which later on was sub-divided into different oceans after the expansion of the enclosed vast continent.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Only One
Incorrect AnswerOnly Three
Incorrect AnswerAll Four
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
1 and 2 only
"Alfred Wegener suggested Polar fleeing force and tidal force are responsible for the continental drift." - This statement is incorrect. Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, but he did not attribute it to "Polar fleeing force and tidal force." He suggested that continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea and drifted apart due to unknown forces.
"The Polar wandering shows that the continents have frequently moved and changed directions of their motion from time to time." - This statement is correct. Polar wandering refers to the apparent movement of the Earth's rotation axis relative to a fixed reference frame. It was one of the pieces of evidence used to support the continental drift theory.
"Permo-Carboniferous glaciations are distributed towards Laurasia of the so-called Pangea." - This statement is not included in the correct option.
"Pangea was surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean, which later on was subdivided into different oceans after the expansion of the enclosed vast continent." - This statement is not included in the correct option.
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By: Kamal Kashyap