Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

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7th Grade
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Kimberly Goeckner
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1.
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1 min • 5 pts
A break in the earth's surface is called...
2.
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1 min • 10 pts
This theory states that continents can move apart from each other and have done so in the past.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
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1 min • 5 pts
Compressional stress happens at what type of boundary?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What is the name of the supercontinent that Wegner belived all continents broke off from?
Laurasia
Gondwanaland
Pangea
Panthalassa
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
True or False Pangea and Panthalassa are latin words meaning all lands and all seas
True
False
Answer explanation
Pangea and Panthalassa are of greek origins, but they do mean all lands and all seas
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Who created the continental drift theory?
Frederick Vine
Alfred Wegener
Lawrence Morley
Drummond Matthews
7.
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The study of the movement and changes in the rocks that make up the Earth's crust is called
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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