Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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Geography

7th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

Alfred Wegener

Marie Curie

Isaac Newton

Charles Darwin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the process of seafloor spreading?

Erosion and deposition of sediment on the seafloor

Contraction and movement towards mid-ocean ridges

New oceanic crust formation and movement away from mid-ocean ridges

Formation of new continental crust on the seafloor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What's the name of molten material deep inside Earth from which igneous rocks form?

lava

rock

magma

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the term used to describe the continuous movement of Earth's lithosphere?

earthquake

plate tectonics

erosion

volcanism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which feature is formed by the drifting away of tectonic plates in the middle of the ocean?

ocean trench

continental shelf

mid-ocean ridge

subduction zone

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?

Gondwana

Laurasia

Rodinia

Pangaea

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which pieces of evidence were used to justify the theory of Continental Drift?

Evidence from magma

Evidence from fossils

Evidence from rocks

Evidence from fossils and rocks

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