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Evidence for Plate Tectonics

Authored by Charles Martinez

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6th - 8th Grade

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Evidence for Plate Tectonics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mountains are created when

plates slide past one another
two tectonic plates collide
plates move away from each other

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

submarine zone
divergence zone
subduction zone
lower zone

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alfred Wegener proved his hypothesis that the continents were once connected.

True
False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This is a picture of glacier grooves found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?

Africa has always been near the equator
Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
The continents have not moved
seafloor spreading

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use in his theory?

Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces 
glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature
mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents
all of the above

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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According to Wegener's continental drift hypothesis, the continents were once part of a supercontinent called

Antares
Europa
Mons
Pangaea

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which evidence supports Wegener's continental drift hypothesis?

 similar fossils found on opposite sides of an ocean
meteorite impact craters in continental crust
the buildup of sediment along continental margins
all of the above

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