Continental Drift/Seafloor Spreading

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7th Grade
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Sydney Curatolo
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who was the scientist who hypothesized continental drift?
Wegener
Hess
Darwin
Einstein
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
All the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart describes the hypothesis of
plate tectonics
seafloor spreading
continental drift
mid-ocean ridges
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the name of the super continent that formed when the continents drifted together?
Rodinia
Pangaea
Gondwana
Lurasia
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which is NOT a type of evidence Wegener used to support continental drift?
land evidence
climate evidence
ocean evidence
fossil evidence
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 3 pts
What was used as land evidence for continental drift?
**SELECT ALL THAT APPLY**
Mountains
fossils
coal beds
glacial deposits
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is a(n)
stone
organism
rock
fossil
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Fossil evidence is important because it showed organisms (glossopteris, lystrosaurus, mesosaurus) living in many different areas of the world with no explanation as to how they got there.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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