Drifting Continents 6th - 8th Grade Quiz

Drifting Continents

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Amy Lee

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Other Sciences

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6th - 8th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the scientist that first hypothesized that the continents all fit together and were once a single land mass.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

The idea that all the continents slowly move over Earth's Surface became known as the ____________________________

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45 sec • 1 pt

Why did most scientist reject Wegener's hypothesis of the continental drift?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

As a continent moves toward the equator, its climate gets _________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

The name of the "super-continent" where all of the present continents were joined as one large continent.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

Theories differ greatly regarding Pangea. According to your book, how long ago did Pangea exist?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

What is one piece of evidence that caused Wegener to think that continents moved?

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45 sec • 1 pt

What force causes the movement of Earth's plates?

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45 sec • 1 pt

What did Wegener think happens during continental drift?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following continents were not touching in Pangaea?

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