Pangaea

Pangaea

9th Grade

20 Qs

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Pangaea

Pangaea

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Science

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS1-5, MS-ESS2-2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is represented by the picture? 

Sea-floor spreading
Pangea
How the continents are arranged today
Volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did other scientists did no believe in Wegener’s theory?

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when Subduction occurs?

Parts of the crust fall into the mantle
Parts of the crust fall into the core
Parts of the crust fall into space
None of the Above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the inner-most layer of Earth?

inner core

outer core

mantle

crust

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are plates?

pieces of the Earth's moon

pieces of rock and dust floating in space

pieces of the Earth's core

pieces of Earth's crust

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