Drifting Continents
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The scientist who came up with the concept of continental drift
Pangaea
Alfred Wegener
Continental Drift
Fossil
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
That all continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart.
Wegener's Hypothesis on Continental drift
Wegener used this evidence to support continental drift
Why was Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift rejected?
Wegener thought the mountains formed in what way.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The hypothesis that the continents slowly moved across Earth's surface.
Pangaea
Alfred Wegener
Fossil
Continental Drift
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Means "all lands", a landmass that broke apart long ago and became today's continents.
Continental Drift
Fossil
Pangaea
Alfred Wegener
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
An ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
Continental Drift
Fossil
Pangaea
Alfred Wegener
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
He studied land features, fossils, and evidence of climate change.
Wegener used this evidence to support continental drift
Wegener's Hypothesis on Continental drift
Why was Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift rejected?
How did Wegener explain similar fossils on different continents?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
He could not provide a satisfactory explanation for the force that pushes or pulls the continents.
Wegener used this evidence to support continental drift
Wegener's Hypothesis on Continental drift
Why was Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift rejected?
How did Wegener explain similar fossils on different continents?
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