Continental Drift, Plates, Geological Time Assessment

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Bethany Jill Weldon Thomas
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of continental drift?
Wegener
Hess
Einstein
Darwin
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Originally the theory of continental drift was not well received by other scientists. Why was this?
There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.
There was no data showing the continents ever moved.
The scientists didn’t know the force responsible for moving the continents.
The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these terms means “scratches in rocks caused by glaciers”?
striations
stripes
stratosphere
stretch marks
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the supercontinent that started breaking apart about 175 million years ago?
Prussia
Pangaea
Parthenon
Petunia
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The theory of plate tectonics suggests that ____ currents pushed plates in Earth’s mantle.
conduction
convection
radiation
conveyor
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements does NOT support the theory of continental drift?
Fossils of the same species were found on separate continents and nowhere else.
Evidence of glaciers has been found in warm climates today.
Different rocks are found on each continent with no relationship between them.
The continents fit together like puzzle pieces at the edges of their continental shelves.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long ago did Gondwanaland separate from Laurasia?
200-180 years ago
200,000-180,000 years ago
200-180 million years ago
200-180 billion years ago
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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