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10/28 Continental Drift Quiz

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7th Grade

10/28 Continental Drift Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Wegener’s continental drift idea?

The continents have moved slowly apart to their current locations.

The continents have always been located at their current locations.

The continents are moving slowly together from their current locations.

None of these

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False-Similar fossil records across continents was evidence for continental drift.

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False-The continents including the continental margins can be pieced together to form a single whole continent.

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

Pandora

Gandowandaland

Pangaea

Percia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The remains or traces of ancient life are called ____________.

bones

remanents

fossils

none of the above

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the force that moves the continents?

Conduction

Convection

Radiation

Conveyor belts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Originally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientist. Why?

There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.

There was no data showing the continents ever moved.

The scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents.

The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.

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