Tectonic Plates

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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A former large continent which is assumed to have existed and from which other continents broke off and drifted away.
Supercontinent
Pacific ocean
Tectonic Plate
North America
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following does NOT provide evidence of continental drift?
Evidence from fossils
Evidence from climate
Evidence from landforms
Evidence from meteors
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
Pangea
Continental Drift
Sea-Floor Spread
Volcanoes
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
Pangea
North America
Continental Drift
Tectonics
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fossil of the same fern found on 5 different continents is evidence that the continents had once been connected as part of Pangea.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mid-ocean ridges occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A continuous range of underwater volcanoes/mountains that wraps around the globe.
Mid-Ocean Ridge
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