Continental Drift
Authored by Aimee Adelfio
Science
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when two oceanic plates move apart and new crust is formed?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa. What are these evidence for?
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the theory of continental drift state?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did no one believe Wegener's ideas about continental drift? (Choose 2)
He could not successfully explain HOW the continents moved
He didn't have evidence that supported his ideas that the continents had once been connected
They were biased against his ideas because he was German and a meteorologist
He didn't use the right technology to gather data
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of evidence was used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis? (Select 3)
evidence from landforms / geology
evidence from fossils
evidence from human remains
evidence from climate
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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