Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading
Authored by Alicia Woelffer
Science
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is a scientific theory
An explanation for how or why something occurs in the natural world
German born meteorologist
theory that Earth's continents move on Earth's surface
Princeton professor who discovered seafloor spreading
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the theory of Continental Drift?
An explanation for how or why something occurs in the natural world
German born meteorologist
theory that Earth's continents move on Earth's surface
Princeton professor who discovered seafloor spreading
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who was Harry Hess?
An explanation for how or why something occurs in the natural world
German born meteorologist
theory that Earth's continents move on Earth's surface
Princeton professor who discovered seafloor spreading
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who was Alfred Wegner?
An explanation for how or why something occurs in the natural world
German born meteorologist
theory that Earth's continents move on Earth's surface
Princeton professor who discovered seafloor spreading
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is seafloor spreading?
The fact that the seafloor spreads apart
Sound Waves
mid-ocean ridge
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What kind of waves were bounced off the ocean floor and used to create maps of the ocean floor?
The fact that the seafloor spreads apart
Sound Waves
mid-ocean ridge
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
There are mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean called...
The fact that the seafloor spreads apart
Sound Waves
mid-ocean ridge
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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