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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is Wegener’s theory that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart?
plate tectonics
continental drift
pangaea
sea-floor spreading
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Eurasia
Pangaea
Africa
landmass
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is any trace of of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock?
dinosaur
mountain
rock
fossil
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the crust and the top part of the mantle that is broken into sections called?
asthenosphere
mantle
lithosphere
plates
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Where do plates float on top of the asthenosphere?
crust
lithosphere
mantle
inner core
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion?
continental drift
convenction current
tectonic plates
pangaea
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which is NOT an example of the evidence Alfred Wegener provided to support his theory of continental drift?
landforms
fossil
climate
magnetic stripe
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