
Environmental Science: Mesosaurus Fossil Mystery and Plate Tectonics

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Geography
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9th - 10th Grade
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Evelyn Hayes
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the initial hypothesis about how Mesosaurus fossils ended up on different continents?
They were carried by birds.
They were blown by the wind.
They swam across oceans.
They were transported by humans.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Alfred Wegener propose about the continents?
They have always been in their current positions.
They are fixed and do not move.
They are shrinking over time.
They were once part of a supercontinent called Pangaea.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to support his hypothesis of continental drift?
The presence of similar languages across continents.
The consistent size of continents over time.
The discovery of identical fossils on different continents.
The uniform climate across the globe.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What tool did seismologists use to learn about Earth's structure?
Barometer
Seismograph
Microscope
Telescope
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did seismologists discover about Earth's layers?
They are all the same density.
They are composed of only one type of rock.
They have distinct properties at different depths.
They are all liquid.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
The concept that Earth's lithosphere is divided into moving plates.
The belief that the Earth is flat.
The idea that continents are stationary.
The theory that the Earth is expanding.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do tectonic plates move?
They drift on the molten asthenosphere.
They are stationary.
They are pushed by ocean currents.
They are moved by the wind.
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