Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

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9th - 12th Grade
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Marisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
divergent
transform
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
transform
divergent
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
divergent
transform
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What evidence was NOT used by Wegener as proof of continental drift?
land features
erosion
climate
fossils
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is a plate boundary where both plates move away from each other?
divergent
plate
convergent
transform
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
According to Wegener's theory of continental drift,
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
the continents do not drift
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved.
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