Understanding Flat Earth Theories

Understanding Flat Earth Theories

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What historical event provided conclusive evidence that the Earth is round?

The invention of the telescope

The first moon landing

Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation

The discovery of America

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to modern flat Earth theory, what is believed to surround the edges of the Earth?

A ring of fire

A 150-foot wall of ice

A giant waterfall

A magnetic field

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role do NASA employees supposedly play in the flat Earth theory?

They hide evidence of aliens

They control the weather

They create fake satellite images

They guard the ice wall

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the flat Earth theory seem more popular online than it actually is?

Because of scientific evidence

Due to educational institutions

Due to the influence of online discussions and celebrity endorsements

Because of government propaganda

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the general scientific consensus about the shape of the Earth?

It is round

It is a cube

It is flat

It is a pyramid