Continental Drift Quiz

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
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