Closing: Plate Tectonics

Closing: Plate Tectonics

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Closing: Plate Tectonics

Closing: Plate Tectonics

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

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

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Michelle Marshall

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the name Pangaea mean?
Giant Landmass
Supercontinent
Ancient Continent
All the Earth

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the continents move apart over millions of years?
By the force of gravity
By the erosion of wind and water
By the movement of tectonic plates
By the melting of glaciers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What hypothesis did Alfred Wegener propose about continental drift?
Continents are floating on water
Continents are moving vertically
Continents were once connected
Continents are stationary

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it unlikely that Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus swam across the entire Atlantic Ocean?
They were freshwater reptiles
They were extinct
They were fast swimmers
They were too small

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Wegener find along the matching coastlines of continents?
Deposits of sediment left behind by glaciers
Deposits of volcanic ash
Deposits of sand brought by ocean currents
Deposits of coral reefs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does continental drift explain the movement of continents over time?
Continents are pulled by gravity
Continents are driven by the movement of tectonic plates
Continents are pushed by underwater volcanoes
Continents are carried by ocean currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of fossils did Wegener find on matching coasts of different continents?
Sharks and Whales
Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus
Dinosaurs and Birds
Mammoths and Saber-toothed Tigers

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