Continental Drift and Pangaea Concepts

Continental Drift and Pangaea Concepts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, History

5th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores the concept of Pangaea, a supercontinent that existed over 250 million years ago. It explains how the Earth is currently divided into seven continents and describes the process of continental drift that led to their current arrangement. The video also discusses the possibility of another supercontinent forming in the future.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Pangaea?

A mountain range

A type of dinosaur

A supercontinent

A large ocean

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many continents are there on Earth today?

Seven

Six

Five

Eight

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word 'Pangaea' mean in ancient Greek?

All lands

One world

Single continent

United earth

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which period did Pangaea start to break apart?

Triassic

Permian

Cretaceous

Jurassic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process of continents breaking apart called?

Drifting

Rifting

Splitting

Shifting

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long ago did the continents reach their current positions?

100 million years ago

10 million years ago

35 million years ago

50 million years ago