Continental Drift Quiz

Continental Drift Quiz

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8th Grade

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NGSS
HS-ESS1-5, HS-ESS1-6, HS-ESS2-3

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

Harry Hess

Marie Curie

Alfred Wegener

Isaac Newton

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What was the name of the super continent proposed by Alfred Wegener?

Gondwanaland

Laurasia

Eurasia

Pangaea

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the main cause of the movement of the continents according to the Plate Tectonic theory?

Meteorite impacts

Earth's rotation

Convection currents in Earth's mantle

Volcanic eruptions

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the best evidence that continents change position over time?

Fossil evidence

Continental fit

Glacial evidence

Seafloor spreading

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

About how many years ago did Pangaea begin to break apart?

100-80 million years ago

200-180 million years ago

300 million years ago

400 million years ago

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In which hemisphere did Gondwanaland separate from Laurasia?

Eastern hemisphere

Western hemisphere

Southern hemisphere

Northern hemisphere

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of evidence did Alfred Wegener provide to support his claim of Continental Drift?

Tsunami evidence

Meteorite evidence

Volcanic evidence

Fossil evidence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the historical evidence that supports the Continental Drift Theory?

All of the above

Glacial deposits

Seafloor spreading

Magnetic patterns on the ocean floor

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What did Harry Hess measure on the surface of the ocean floor during World War II?

Temperature

Wave height

Salinity

Magnetic patterns

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the main concept of the Plate Tectonic theory?

Continental drift

Seafloor spreading

Magnetic patterns

Glacial evidence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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