How Mountains Are Made — Questions and answers

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What did Priya and her father wonder about the cliffs at Ocean Beach?

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  1. Why the fog was so chilly
  2. How something so massive ever got there ✓
  3. If the waves always crashed below
  4. What kind of rocks the cliffs were made of

Answer: How something so massive ever got there

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What was Alfred Wegener's main job?

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  1. A geologist who studied rocks
  2. An explorer who climbed mountains
  3. A meteorologist who studied weather ✓
  4. A cartographer who drew maps

Answer: A meteorologist who studied weather

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What did Alfred Wegener notice about the map of the world?

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  1. The oceans were all the same color
  2. The continents were perfectly round
  3. The east coast of South America seemed to fit against the west coast of Africa ✓
  4. Some countries were much larger than others

Answer: The east coast of South America seemed to fit against the west coast of Africa

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What theory eventually proved Alfred Wegener's idea of 'continental drift' was correct?

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  1. The theory of evolution
  2. The Big Bang theory
  3. The theory of Plate Tectonics ✓
  4. The theory of gravity

Answer: The theory of Plate Tectonics

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How did Priya realize her seashell fossil ended up on the cliffs?

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  1. A big wave carried it up the beach
  2. Her father put it there as a surprise
  3. Two plates crashed and pushed the ocean floor upwards ✓
  4. A giant bird dropped it from the sky

Answer: Two plates crashed and pushed the ocean floor upwards

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How fast do the Earth's plates move, according to Priya's dad?

Choices

  1. As fast as a cheetah runs
  2. As fast as a snail crawls
  3. About as fast as your fingernails grow ✓
  4. As fast as a river flows

Answer: About as fast as your fingernails grow

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