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3.2 Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

Authored by Shannon Neary

Science

8th Grade

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3.2 Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was the first scientist to propose that the continents of Earth were at one time connected?

Alfred Wegener
Henry Hess

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Continental Drift Hypothesis states that "The continents were once joined into a single landmass called ________________ that broke apart with the various fragments moving with respect to one another to their current positions".

Pangaea
Gondwana
Panthalessa

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

New ocean floor is created at what kind of geologic feature?

Mid-ocean ridge
Deep ocean trench
Strike-slip faults

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Old ocean floor is destroyed at what kind of geologic feature?

Mid-ocean ridge
Deep ocean trench
Strike-slip faults

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is NOT a piece of evidence Wegener used to form the continental drift hypothesis?

Plant fossils
Puzzle-like fit of coastlines
Salt concentration in ice

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Earth's tectonic plates are floating on water and slowly drifting.

True
False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Evidence indicates that all the continents were once joined as a supercontinent known as:

Gondwana
Laurasia
Pangaea

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