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Which of these types of rock would most likely be the youngest?
a rift valley
thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Energy from Earth's interior drives plate motion.
3000 km
ocean basin
current weather
Which processes are best explained by the theory of plate tectonics?
a rift valley
thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Energy from Earth's interior drives plate motion.
3000 km
ocean basin
current weather
If forces continue to pull the Earth's crust apart, a wide ____________forms.
a rift valley
thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Energy from Earth's interior drives plate motion.
3000 km
ocean basin
current weather
Which of these does not provide evidence that the continents drifted to their present locations?
a rift valley
thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Energy from Earth's interior drives plate motion.
3000 km
ocean basin
current weather
Which statement correctly describe the nature of plate movement?
a rift valley
thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Energy from Earth's interior drives plate motion.
3000 km
ocean basin
current weather
Which description is evidence for the theory of plate tectonics but does not suggest that the continents were once connected?
a rift valley
thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Energy from Earth's interior drives plate motion.
3000 km
ocean basin
current weather
A _____________ forms and volcanic eruptions occur when Earth's crust stretches.
a rift valley
thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Energy from Earth's interior drives plate motion.
3000 km
ocean basin
current weather
300,000,000 centimeters is equal to
a rift valley
thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Energy from Earth's interior drives plate motion.
3000 km
ocean basin
current weather
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