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Continental Drift

Authored by Alexandria Bella

Science

7th Grade

NGSS covered

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Continental Drift
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

Harry Hess
Galileo
Alfred Wegener
Newton

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is this a picture of?

plate tectonics

continental drift

continents fitting together like puzzle pieces

glacier scaring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What does the theory of continental drift state?

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
Continents are stationary and do not move
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
none of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

glaciers

mountain ranges and rock layers

all of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 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

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

Africa and North America
South America and Europe
South America and Africa
Antartica and Africa

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How do glaciers in Africa 280 to 230 million years ago support the Theory of Continental Drift?

It shows that the continents must have been in different locations in the past.

It doesn't.

It shows that the Earth is a sphere

It shows that the Earth was all ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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