Planet Earth

Planet Earth

7th Grade

9 Qs

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Planet Earth

Planet Earth

Assessment

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Science

7th Grade

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Created by

Zachary Ewing

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

There is an evident theory that all the continents were joined together at one point in time in a super-continent. The name of this super-continent is...

Pantera

Presbyterian

Superland

Pangaea

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The person that invented the theory of the "Continental Drift" is...

Galileo Galilei

Marie Curie

Alfred Wegener

Stephen Hawking

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Explain the theory of the "Continental Drift" and provide at least 1 reason why scientists believe this theory to be true.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The theory of Plate Tectonics states that the earth's crust is divided into 7 major sections and floats on the mantle.

True

False

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Plates that are moving together are called CONVERGING plates and the result of this action is...

Volcanoes

Mountains

Rivers

Poor Weather

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Plates that move in the opposite direction are called DIVERGING plates and the result of this action is...

Volcanoes

Mountains

Oceans

Poor weather conditions

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Tectonic plates shift around Earth at an extremely fast rate.

True

False

8.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Explain the difference between a FOLD and a FAULT.

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9.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is a paleontologist?

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