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Old oceanic crust is more dense than new oceanic crust because it is
convection currents in the mantle
evidence from human remains
plate tectonics
along mid-ocean ridges
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
sonar
hot
The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of
convection currents in the mantle
evidence from human remains
plate tectonics
along mid-ocean ridges
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
sonar
hot
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
convection currents in the mantle
evidence from human remains
plate tectonics
along mid-ocean ridges
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
sonar
hot
What did scientists in a submersible see when they observed the mid-ocean ridge?
convection currents in the mantle
evidence from human remains
plate tectonics
along mid-ocean ridges
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
sonar
hot
Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental drift because
convection currents in the mantle
evidence from human remains
plate tectonics
along mid-ocean ridges
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
sonar
hot
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
convection currents in the mantle
evidence from human remains
plate tectonics
along mid-ocean ridges
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
sonar
hot
What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?
convection currents in the mantle
evidence from human remains
plate tectonics
along mid-ocean ridges
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
sonar
hot
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
convection currents in the mantle
evidence from human remains
plate tectonics
along mid-ocean ridges
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
sonar
hot
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