Continental Drift
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6th Grade
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Nicole Potthast
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Theory of Continental Drift?
Earth's continents do not move.
Earth's continents moved in the past and continue moving today.
Earth's continents will eventually fall off the planet.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name for the large landmass of all the continents that formed 175 million years ago?
Pangaea
Laurasia
United Continents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces?
Continent Shape
Fossil/Climate Evidence
Landform/Rock Evidence
Glacial Evidence
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that the same plant and animal fossils are found on continents separated by oceans.
Continent Shape
Fossil/Climate Evidence
Landform/Rock Evidence
Glacial Evidence
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that similar types and ages of rocks are found on different continents?
Continent Shape
Fossil/Climate Evidence
Landform/Rock Evidence
Glacial Evidence
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that glacial deposits and glacial scarring are found on continents with warm climates today.
Continent Shape
Fossil/Climate Evidence
Landform/Rock Evidence
Glacial Evidence
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process of magma pushing up through a mid-ocean ridge, forming new crust, and pushing continents apart called?
seafloor spreading
seafloor growing
volcanic volleyball
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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