Continental Drift Quiz

Continental Drift Quiz

5th - 7th Grade

17 Qs

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Continental Drift Quiz

Continental Drift Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th - 7th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS1-5, MS-ESS2-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Robeca Parvez

Used 24+ times

FREE Resource

17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did Pangaea break apart?

dynamite

cave men

Minecraft

continental drift theory

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does the theory of continental drift state?
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
Continents are stationary and do not move
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
What is represented by the picture? 
Sea-floor spreading
Pangea
How the continents are arranged today
Volcanoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

There are ______ continents

6

7

8

5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Did Wegener live to see his theory of continental drift accepted?

no

yes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What did Wegener say happened to the continents over time?

Nothing

They moved

They became islands

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What did Wegener name the large supercontinent where all the continents were joined together?

Wegenerland

Gondwanaland

Laurasia

Pangaea

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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