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What is the name of the process in which oceanic crust moves apart at mid-ocean ridges due to convection currents in the mantle?
heat and convection
300 km
on continental land masses/shorelines
seafloor spreading
lithosphere
asthenosphere
continental drift hypothesis
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
Which of these is closest to the maximum thickness of a plate?
heat and convection
300 km
on continental land masses/shorelines
seafloor spreading
lithosphere
asthenosphere
continental drift hypothesis
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
The upper, plastic-like part of Earth that the plates ride on is called the _____.
heat and convection
300 km
on continental land masses/shorelines
seafloor spreading
lithosphere
asthenosphere
continental drift hypothesis
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
Alfred Wegener proposed the _________________________ in 1912.
heat and convection
300 km
on continental land masses/shorelines
seafloor spreading
lithosphere
asthenosphere
continental drift hypothesis
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
Where are rocks generally the oldest?
heat and convection
300 km
on continental land masses/shorelines
seafloor spreading
lithosphere
asthenosphere
continental drift hypothesis
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
Which term BEST describes what a plate is made of?
heat and convection
300 km
on continental land masses/shorelines
seafloor spreading
lithosphere
asthenosphere
continental drift hypothesis
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
heat and convection
300 km
on continental land masses/shorelines
seafloor spreading
lithosphere
asthenosphere
continental drift hypothesis
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
When scientists looked at the polarity of bands of rock on either side of the mid-ocean ridges, what did they find?
heat and convection
300 km
on continental land masses/shorelines
seafloor spreading
lithosphere
asthenosphere
continental drift hypothesis
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
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