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Continental Drift Theory

Authored by Richard Monaghan

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6th - 8th Grade

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Continental Drift Theory
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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When was the theory widely accepted?

1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

Harry Hess
Galileo
Alfred Wegener
Newton

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

glacier scars and other climate evidence

mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents

all of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

Africa and North America
South America and Europe
South America and Africa
Antartica and Africa

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The thinnest layer of the Earth is?

Mantle
Lithosphere
Athenosphere
Crust

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Letter C is pointing to the ...

crust
mantle
inner core
outer core

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Letter D is pointing to the ...

crust
mantle
inner core
outer core

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