Continental Drift Quiz
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8th Grade
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?
Harry Hess
Marie Curie
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What was the name of the super continent proposed by Alfred Wegener?
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
Eurasia
Pangaea
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the main cause of the movement of the continents according to the Plate Tectonic theory?
Meteorite impacts
Earth's rotation
Convection currents in Earth's mantle
Volcanic eruptions
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the best evidence that continents change position over time?
Fossil evidence
Continental fit
Glacial evidence
Seafloor spreading
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
About how many years ago did Pangaea begin to break apart?
100-80 million years ago
200-180 million years ago
300 million years ago
400 million years ago
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In which hemisphere did Gondwanaland separate from Laurasia?
Eastern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
Southern hemisphere
Northern hemisphere
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What type of evidence did Alfred Wegener provide to support his claim of Continental Drift?
Tsunami evidence
Meteorite evidence
Volcanic evidence
Fossil evidence
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
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