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Continental Drift Videoquiz - Bill Nye

Continental Drift Videoquiz - Bill Nye

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

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Tim Gault

Used 1+ times

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What evidence did Alfred Wegener observe that supported his theory of Continental Drift?

Identical plant and animal fossils found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

The similar shapes of the eastern coast of South America and the western coast of Africa.

The presence of land mammals in East Africa and the island of Madagascar.

All of the above.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the primary use Harry Hess made of the depth sounder on his ship during World War II?

To track German U-boats.

To help maneuver the ship for beach landings.

To measure the depth of the ocean floor.

To discover new marine species.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What significant geological feature was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean in 1953 using sonar readings?

A vast, flat plain of sediment.

Deep canyons and trenches.

A 12,000-mile long mountain range.

Active volcanoes.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the process called when molten rock is forced up from inside the Earth at mid-ocean ridges, forming new crust that then moves away?

Subduction

Continental drift

Seafloor spreading

Volcanism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What geological phenomena can result from the collision of tectonic plates or their movement past each other?

Only earthquakes

Only volcanoes

Earthquakes and volcanoes

Mid-ocean ridges only

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

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