Continental Drift Theory
Authored by Malaree Shields
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This German scientist first proposed continental drift theory
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Archimedes
Thomas Warner
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
These are remains of dead plants or animals preserved in rock.
Glaciers
Dinosaurs
Bones
Fossils
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This was the super continent, where all of the Earth’s continents were connected together
Beringia
Pantheon
Pangaea
Continentia
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This group of people were the first to recognize that the continents "fit together like puzzle pieces."
Early cartographers
Early geographers
Meteorologists
Alfred Wegener
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Wegener observed scratches from glaciers in Africa and India where it is currently too hot for glaciers to form. This is considered...
Fossil Evidence
Rock Formation Evidence
Climate Evidence
Objective Evidence
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wegener noticed that the Appalachian Mountains and Caledonian Mountains line up and are made of the same rock types. This was a type of ....
Fossil Evidence
Rock Formation Evidence
Climate Evidence
Objective Evidence
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Wegener found fossils of land reptiles on two different continents. This was important because
Land reptiles are often found all over the world, showing that they can survive in most climates
Land reptiles cannot swim, so the continents must have been connected for them to get across
Land reptiles are never moved around the Earth by humans, so they must have travels to these continents by themselves
Land reptiles fossilized much better than other animal species
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
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