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8th Grade

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Continental Drift Quiz
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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Name (First and Last)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. Which layer is the heat source that powers convection currents within the Earth?

Core
Mantle
Crust

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. What is Pangaea?

Earth's inner core
The largest fault found on Earth
The large landmass in which all continents were once connected
The large landmass that all continents are currently forming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. What is the Continental Drift Theory?

the belief that continents are moving slowly together from their current locations on Earth
the belief that continents have moved slowly apart to their current locations on Earth
the belief that continents have always been located at their current locations on Earth
the belief that continents have quickly moved apart to their current locations on Earth.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. What clue supported the continental drift theory? (Select all that apply)

Similar rock structures have been found on different continents
Fossils of animals have been found on continents separated by oceans
A puzzle-like fit of all the continents
Magnetic striping of rocks on either side of mid ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

8. Which is the best piece of evidence to support the idea of seafloor spreading?

Earthquakes occurring at plate tectonic boundary lines.
New rock forming at mid ocean ridges and pushing older rock outward from the ridge
Fossils of land organisms on separate continents separated by oceans.
Matching coastlines of different continents

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