Plate Tectonics

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses.
the continents do not move.
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Pangaea?
the name of a German scientist.
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
another name for continental drift.
the name of an ancient fossil
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a
landform.
continent.
fossil.
landmass.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900's to map the mid-ocean ridge?
satellites
deep-sea diving
submarines
sonar
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
along the edges of all the continents.
along mid-ocean ridges.
in deep-ocean trenches.
at the north and south poles.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Old oceanic crust is more dense than new oceanic crust because it is
hot.
moving toward a deep-ocean trench.
cool.
closer to the mid-ocean ridge.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by
conduction.
earthquakes.
convection currents in the mantle.
Earth's magnetic field.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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