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Clicker questionsPlate Tectonics
Who is responsible for the continental drift hypothesis?
A. WegenerB. HessC. Pangea
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Which lines of evidence did Wegener use to propose continental drift?
A. Geomorphic fit of the continents
B. Similarity of rock types, ages, and trends in geologic structures across the Atlantic Ocean
C. Distribution of terrestrial plants and animals
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New data about which part of Earth allowed geologists to develop a comprehensive theory of plate tectonics in the 1960s?
A. Mountains on continents
B. The ocean floorC. Sedimentary deposits
on land
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Lithospheric plates:A. Move toward each
other.B. Move away from each
other.C. Slide past each other.D. Move in all these
relative directions.
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What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure as shown by the yellow arrows?
A. ConvergentB. DivergentC. Transform
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What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure as shown by the orange/red arrows?
A. ConvergentB. DivergentC. Transform
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What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure as shown by the blue arrows?
A. ConvergentB. DivergentC. Transform
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Which of the locations listed below is not associated with a volcanically active plate boundary?
A. Mid-ocean ridgeB. Deep ocean trenchC. Transform faultD. Continental rift
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Which kind of plate boundary is associated with earthquake activity?
A. Divergent boundaryB. Convergent boundaryC. Transform-fault
boundaryD. All of the above
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