Continental Drift, Sea-Floor Spreading, Plate Tectonics

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Albert Lynch
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wegener's idea that the continents moved slowly over Earth's surface became known as _______________________.
continental drift
moving continents
puzzle theory
Pangaea
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Wegener, the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent, or single landmass, about 300 million years ago. Wegener called the supercontinent ___________________.
Pangaea
Laurasia
Gondwanaland
Tethys
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
fossil
sedimentary organism
preservation
extinct
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wegener's hypothesis was that all continents were once joined together in a single __________________ and have since ______________ apart.
landmass, drifted
piece, broken
time, drifted
moment, fallen
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Wegener's evidence for continental drift included which of the following? Check all correct answers.
Land Features
Oceans & Continents
Fossils
Climate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wegener's theory of continental drift was rejected because he could not provide a satisfactory explanation for the force that pushes or pulls the continents. TRUE or FALSE?
True
False
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists have long noticed that Earth's continents look as though they could fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Which scientist said, "Doesn't the east coast of South America fit exactly against the west coast of Africa, as if they had once been joined?"
Linnaeus
Darwin
Wegener
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
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