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Dynamic Earth Full Review

Authored by Mike Silvering

Science

8th - 10th Grade

NGSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?

Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.

Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).

Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

South America and Africa were once connected together.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. match up with a similar mountain ranges in northern Europe. How does this support Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?

The mountains were formed after tectonic plates had moved away from each other

The similarities provide evidence North America & Europe were connected when the mountains formed.

Similar rock samples were found on the ocean floor and at the two mountain ranges indicating that they both formed around the same time.

This evidence does not support the theory of continental drift.

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3.

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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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alfred Wegener used all of the following for evidence of his idea EXCEPT...

The shapes of the continents fitting together like a puzzle

Similar fossils on different continents

Comparable modern weather patterns on different continents

Similar rock formations on different continents

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Alternating parallel bands of normal and reversed magnetic polarity are found in the basaltic bedrock on either side of the

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Yellowstone Hot Spot

San Andreas Fault

Peru-Chile Trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which observation about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge region provides the best evidence that the seafloor has been spreading for millions of years?

the bedrock of the ridge and nearby seafloor is igneous rock

the ridge is the location of irregular volcanic eruptions

several faults cut across the ridge and nearby seafloor

seafloor bedrock is younger near the ridge and older farther away

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Which diagram below best represents the pattern of magnetic orientation in the seafloor on the west (left) side of the ocean ridge?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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