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Continental Drift Quizzes & Trivia

The continental drift is the movement of the Earth’s continents relative to each other by appearing to drift across the ocean bed. If you’re a geologist, geographer, or science nerd at heart, you’re going to get a real kick out of these quizzes. Test what you know about the continental drift theory with these fascinating trivia questions. Who knows, you may get a wild new idea and unearth something everyone has been missing for the last 60 years or so!

The speculation that continents drift was first put forward in 1596 by whom? The concept was more fully developed by Alfred Wegener in which year? The continents are speculated to drift at the rate of how many inches per year? Which two continents can be found to support continental drift theory? What are the two kinds of crust? These fascinating quizzes are ready to take you on an exciting journey. Are you ready to go?

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Seafloor Spreading Theory Quiz Questions And Answers

Take the Seafloor Spreading Theory quiz to test your knowledge regarding the same topic. Carefully give answers to every question asked here to score the best. Basically, this hypothesis was proposed to explain the mid-ocean...

Questions: 10  |  Attempts: 1900   |  Last updated: Mar 21, 2022
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    Who proposed the seafloor spreading hypothesis?
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Plate Tectonics, And Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics, And Continental Drift

Test your knowledge for tomorrow's test! This questions will directly relate to the material on your test.

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    The lithosphere is made up of
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Chapter 12, Section 1: Continental Drift
Chapter 12, Section 1: Continental Drift

This quiz assesses basic knowledge over the theory of continental drift.

Questions: 7  |  Attempts: 2959   |  Last updated: Mar 21, 2022
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    The presence of the same __________________________ on several different continents supports the theory of continental drift.
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Continental Drift Assessment 1-a, 2-a, 1-b, 2-b
Continental Drift Assessment 1-a, 2-a, 1-b, 2-b

This assessment will cover the concepts, essential questions and vocabulary studied in this unit.

Questions: 21  |  Attempts: 1096   |  Last updated: Mar 20, 2022
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    Take a look at this Image.   This is how Pangea MIGHT have looked 250 MYA.   What is the continent called that contains North America and Eurasia
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Review: Theory Of Continental Drift And Plate Tectonics
Review: Theory Of Continental Drift And Plate Tectonics

Review what you've learned about plate tectonics and continental drift.

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    Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
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