Lab Lesson 2
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Question 1 of 22
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Who proposed that all of the present continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea? A.Alfred Wegener B.Charles Darwin C.Arthur Holmes
D. Harry Hess
Answer Key: A
Question 2 of 22
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The scientific community rejected the theory of plate tectonics because Alfred Wegener could NOT A.identify a mechanism to move the continents. B.disprove competing theories that were not accepted by scientists. C.find geologic similarities on the different continents. D.provide evidence that the continents were once joined together.
Answer Key: A
Question 3 of 22
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In the 1950s, Harry Hess interpreted this paleomagnetic data of newly formed oceanic crust. He proposed that while new oceanic crust was being formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges, the adjacent oceanic crust was moving laterally away from the ridge. What is this process called? A.deep-sea trench B.oceanic crust C.seafloor spreading D.hot spots
Answer Key: C
Question 4 of 22
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With the advent of plate tectonics, it was discovered that new oceanic lithosphere is being created at what location? A.seafloor spreading B.deep-sea trenches C.oceanic ridges
D.continental crust
Answer Key: C
Question 5 of 22
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A geologist by the name of Edward Suess not only noted that the continents fit together but also discovered a fossil that was identical in South America, Africa, and
Australia. What type of fossil is it? A. palm B.seed fern C.redwood tree D.maple tree
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 22
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In the early 1800s, geologist Edward Suess suggested that all the southern continents, including Antarctica, had once been joined into one large continent. What name did
Suess call the one continent? A.Pangaea B.Megacontinent C.Gondwanaland
Question 1 of 22
4.0/ 4.0 Points
Who proposed that all of the present continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea? A.Alfred Wegener B.Charles Darwin C.Arthur Holmes
D. Harry Hess
Answer Key: A
Question 2 of 22
4.0/ 4.0 Points
The scientific community rejected the theory of plate tectonics because Alfred Wegener could NOT A.identify a mechanism to move the continents. B.disprove competing theories that were not accepted by scientists. C.find geologic similarities on the different continents. D.provide evidence that the continents were once joined together.
Answer Key: A
Question 3 of 22
5.0/ 5.0 Points
In the 1950s, Harry Hess interpreted this paleomagnetic data of newly formed oceanic crust. He proposed that while new oceanic crust was being formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges, the adjacent oceanic crust was moving laterally away from the ridge. What is this process called? A.deep-sea trench B.oceanic crust C.seafloor spreading D.hot spots
Answer Key: C
Question 4 of 22
4.0/ 4.0 Points
With the advent of plate tectonics, it was discovered that new oceanic lithosphere is being created at what location? A.seafloor spreading B.deep-sea trenches C.oceanic ridges
D.continental crust
Answer Key: C
Question 5 of 22
5.0/ 5.0 Points
A geologist by the name of Edward Suess not only noted that the continents fit together but also discovered a fossil that was identical in South America, Africa, and
Australia. What type of fossil is it? A. palm B.seed fern C.redwood tree D.maple tree
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 22
4.0/ 4.0 Points
In the early 1800s, geologist Edward Suess suggested that all the southern continents, including Antarctica, had once been joined into one large continent. What name did
Suess call the one continent? A.Pangaea B.Megacontinent C.Gondwanaland