2.1 - Plate Tectonics

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What limitations did Alfred Wagner have while developing his theory of continental drift?

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Sonar had not been developed and the seafloor topography was not mapped.

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Pangaea

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Was a supercontinent that formed over 300 million years ago, was a supercontinent that broke apart over 250 million years ago, and means “all land”.

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Layer of semi-solid molten rock within Earth's interior. The crust rides on this layer.

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Mantle

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Tectonic plates float independently on the:

Lithosphere

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Asthenosphere

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ionosphere

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Geosphere

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Asthenosphere

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Fossils of the Mesosaurus were found in Permian-aged rocks in certain regions of Brazil and South America and nowhere else in the world. Which of the following best explains these findings?

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South America and Africa were once joined together.

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Example of a convergent plate boundary: Mid-Atlantic Ridge, San Andreas Fault in California, The Western Coastline of South America, Hawaiian Islands

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The Western Coastline of South America

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Divergent plate boundaries produce which of the following features?

Volcanic island arc

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Mid-ocean ridge

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continental mountain ranges

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subduction zone

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Mid-ocean ridge