Category 3 STAAR Review Part 2

What scientist first formally proposed that the Earth's landmasses were once joined together as one giant supercontinent that had since drifted apart?

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What was the name of that supercontinent?

• Isaac Newton, Pangea

• Alfred Wegener, Atlantis

• Isaac Newton, Atlantis

• Alfred Wegener, Pangea

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

When Alfred Wegener first hypothesized the Continental Drift Theory, it was not accepted by the scientific community because he couldn't explain how the continents move. What is one piece of evidence that we now have to support his theory?

• Fossil evidence (plants & animals)  glacial clues​

• Jigsaw fit of South America and Africa (climate clues)​

• Matching rock structures​

• All are correct (pick this one, you're welcome for the 6 free answers)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is correct?

• Pangea, Mesosphere

• Plate Tectonics, Asthenosphere

• Plate Tectonics, Mesosphere

• Pangea, Asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which is correct?

• A. Crust

  B. Mantle

  C. Outer Core

  D. Inner Core

• A. Crust

  B. Inner Core​

  C. Outer Core

  D. Mantle

• A. Crust

  B. Outer Core​

  C. Inner Core

  D. Mantle

• A. Crust

  B. Outer Core​

  C. Mantle

  D. Inner Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which is correct?

• 1. C

  2. B

  3. D

  4. E

  5. A

• 1. C

  2. B

  3. A

  4. E

  5. D

• 1. B

  2. C

  3. A

  4. E

  5. D

• 1. B

  2. C

  3. D

  4. E

  5. A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is correct?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is correct?

• 1. Divergent​

  2. Transform

  3. Convergent​

• 1. Transform

  2. Divergent​

  3. Convergent​

• 1. Convergent​

  2. Divergent​

  3. Transform

• 1. Convergent​

  2. Transform

  3. Divergent​

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is correct?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which is correct?

• A. 2

  B. 3

  C. 4

  D. 1

• A. 1

  B. 3

  C. 4

  D. 2

• A. 2

  B. 4

  C. 3

  D. 1

• A. 1

  B. 4

  C. 3

  D. 2

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

If someone is standing at the highest elevation on Holland Hill (shown by the asterisk*), what elevation (in feet) might they be standing at?

• 560

• 551-559

• 570

• 561-569