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The Dynamic Earth

Authored by Kimberly Goeckner

Science

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

The that theory that the Earth moves around the sun

the theory that the tectonic plates that make up the lithosphere are constantly shifting

The theory that the continents remain in a fixed position

The theory that the continents remain in a fixed position

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Continental drift is ______________________.

The change of temperatures on Earth due to the position of the sun

The organisms who have populations that have drifted to other continents over time.

The idea that the continents have always been separate

The movement of continents across Earth’s surface over time

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pangea is _____________________

The giant mountain range that runs along the Atlantic Ocean

The continent where most people live

The supercontinent that may have existed in the past.

The giant canyon that runs along the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are evidence that the continents have moved over time? Select all that are true

Glacier striations have been found on continents with warmer climates

Fossils of one type of species are found on multiple continents

There are similar land features on multiple continents

All tropical rainforest are near the equator

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a mid-ocean ridge?

The zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from the thicker continental crust

A small valley that runs along the ocean floor

A large canyon that makes up the deepest part of the ocean

A giant mountain range that runs along the ocean floor

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tectonic Plates are ______________________.

Deep valleys that form when the Earth’s crust pulls apart

Giant, irregularly shaped slabs of rock floating on the Earth’s lithosphere

Large, pillow like rocks found on mid-ocean ridges

Small, irregular rocks on the ocean floor

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sea-floor spreading ___________________.

Occurs when oceanic crust returns to the mantle after it has cooled down

Occurs when landforms develop on Earth’s surface from colliding plates

Occurs when Magma rises through the cracks in a mid-ocean ridge, cools, and hardens to form new oceanic crust

Occurs when oceanic crust becomes continental crust over time

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