Continental Drift Convection Currents

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists think that the continents once formed a giant landmass that broke apart, and then slowly drifted apart. What is the name given to this hypothesis?
sea-floor Spreading
plate tectonics
continental drift
Pangaea
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
the Earth's magnetic field.
subduction in the mantle
convection currents in the mantle (asthenosphere)
convection currents in the lithosphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the super continent that existed about 250 million years ago?
Plate tectonics
Convection
Pangaea
Gonwandaland
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the scientist that created the Continental Drift Hypothesis?
Harry Hess
George Washington
Alfred Wegener
Marie Curie
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fossils of the Mesosaurus were found on the continents of South America and Africa within the same layers of rock. This provides evidence that the two continents were once
separated by an ocean.
joined as one large land mass.
in different hemispheres.
located near the poles.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most scientists did not believe Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about drifting land masses. Why?
He did not give enough evidence.
They thought his time table was off.
They did not like Alfred.
He could not explain how the land masses moved.
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose all the evidence Wegener used to support his Continental Drift Hypothesis.
human remains
fossils
mountain ranges
Shape of the continents
the age of the Earth
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