
Evidence for Earth's Change/Plate Tectonics

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Science
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7th Grade
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Sarah Wilson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fossil records indicate that the continents were once connected. How do fossil records support this claim?
We have been able to transport the same types of fossils from one continent to another.
Fossils of the same organism have been found on continents that are now separated by oceans.
Some continents contain fossils of many different types of organisms.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics is that--
some continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.
we have video footage of the plates actually moving.
all continents have formed from volcanic eruptions.
the continents are no longer moving.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?
Fossils
Continental fit
Glaciers
Sand Erosion
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
Pressure in the crust decreases.
The mantle increases in size.
Pressure in the crust increases.
Pieces of the crust, known as tectonic plates, move.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At first, a lack of evidence for continental drift prevented many scientists from believing a single supercontinent called _________ existed.
Glossopteris
Pangaea
Gondwanaland
Mesosaurus
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The theory of _______ states that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that are in constant, slow motion.
Plate Tectonics
continental drift
seafloor spreading
divergent boundaries
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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