Continental Drift - the Changing Earth
Authored by Sarah Self
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The German scientist who first proposed the Theory of Continental Drift 100 years ago?
Harry Hess
Penny Pangea
Alfred Wegener
Gary Gondwana
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
2.
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
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________,
which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.
Pandora
Gandowandaland
Pangea
Percia
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Match the following.
Fossil clues
Continents seem to fit together like puzzle pieces
Rock clues
Glacier grooves match up on neighboring continents
Continental shape clues
Plant and animal evidence found on continents seperated by oceans
Climate Clues
Hardened magma of the same chemistry and age
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Order the pictures of Pangaea from oldest to present day.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Wegener's theory rejected?
he really was a crazy little man
he found evidence of matching fossils, land formations and climate evidence
he could not identify the cause behind continental drift
he did not have the support of his fellow scientists
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the theory that continents were all once together and have drifted apart?
american movement
continental plates
continental drift
memorial drift
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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