Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

The idea that explained how continents moved over time is known as...

• Continental Drift

• Pangea

• Plate Tectonics Theory

• Plate Boundaries

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The German scientist who first had the idea of continental drift was ...

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo

• Alfred Wegener

• Gladys West

What is the name of the supercontinent before it split and moved to where the continents are today?

• Continental Drift

• Pangea

• Super Country

• United States of America

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In which year did Wegener first have the idea for continental drift?

• 1975

• 1950

• 1888

• 1912

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In which decade did other scientists start believing Wegener?

• 1940's

• 1950's

• 1960's

• 1970's

What is the name of the scientific theory that describes how the Earth’s crust (and upper mantle) is divided into plates that can move (very slowly)?

• Continental Drift

• Pangea

• Plate Tectonics Theory

• Plate Boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the name of the places where tectonic plates (big pieces of crust) meet together?

• Continental Drift

• Pangea

• Plate Tectonics Theory

• Plate Boundaries

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The place where tectonic plates move apart is known as ...

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Personal Boundary

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The place where tectonic plates move together is known as ...

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Personal Boundary

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The place where tectonic plates slide past each other is known as ...

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Personal Boundary

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