Continental Drift

Continental Drift

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Continental Drift

Continental Drift

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nicole Potthast

Used 771+ times

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10 questions

Show all answers

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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the name for the large landmass of all the continents that formed 175 million years ago?

Pangaea

Laurasia

United Continents

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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