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The Delayed Acceptance of Continental Drift
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6th - 10th Grade
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Ethan Morris
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who introduced the idea of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Arthur Holmes
Isaac Newton
Harry Hess
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?
Satellite images
Fossil distribution
DNA analysis
Computer simulations
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the initial reaction to Wegener's continental drift theory?
Met with ridicule
Ignored by scientists
Considered groundbreaking
Widely accepted
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the fate of Alfred Wegener's ideas during his lifetime?
Fully accepted
Ridiculed and dismissed
Largely ignored
Celebrated worldwide
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What concept did Arthur Holmes contribute to plate tectonics?
Continental drift
Thermal convection
Magnetic striping
Pangea
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Harry Hess discover that supported the theory of plate tectonics?
Thermal convection currents
Fossils on different continents
Magnetic patterns on the seafloor
Continental drift
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence finally convinced scientists of the plate tectonics theory?
Discovery of Pangea
Global warming
Wegener's fossil evidence
Seafloor spreading
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
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