Continental Drift Vocab Review
Authored by Mary Howard
Other Sciences
8th - 9th Grade
Used 16+ times
AI Actions
Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...
Content View
Student View
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is this a picture of?
plate tectonics
continental drift
pangea
glacier scaring
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
Harry Hess
Galileo
Alfred Wegener
Newton
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery?
He could not explain HOW the continents moved
He didn't have evidence
His data was wrong
He didn't use the right technology to gather data
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is Pangaea?
the name of a German scientist
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
another name for continental drift
the name of an ancient fossil
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Gravitational pull between Earth and the moon
Convection occurring beneath the Earth's crust
Energy produced by earthquakes within the Earth
Rotation of liquid rock found within the core
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the earth
Lithosphere
Plate Tectonics
Convection Currents
Dynamo Effect
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earth's crust is broken into large pieces called
Continents
Countries
Tectonic plates
Oceans
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
