Mapping Plate Movement

What is the principle of 'paleomagnetism'?

• The study of the magnetic fields of ancient civilizations

• The study of the magnetic properties of rocks, sediment, or archeological materials

• The study of the magnetic properties of paleolithic animals

• The study of the magnetic properties of the moon

What is meant by the idea of 'fossil magnetism'?

• The study of ancient magnetic fields

• The alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks

• The measurement of magnetic intensity in the oceanic crust

• The dating of rocks using radioactive techniques

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What is the significance of the age of rocks near the mid-ocean ridges in understanding plate tectonics?

• It is not significant for understanding plate tectonics

• It is moderately significant for understanding plate tectonics

• It is highly significant for understanding plate tectonics

• It is crucial for understanding plate tectonics

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What does the age of rocks near the mid-ocean ridges tell us about the process of plate tectonics?

• The age of rocks increases with distance from the mid-ocean ridges

• The age of rocks decreases with distance from the mid-ocean ridges

• The age of rocks remains constant on either side of the mid-ocean ridges

• The age of rocks is unrelated to the mid-ocean ridges

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What conclusion about the formation of new crust can be made from this data?

• New crust is formed at the mid-ocean ridges

• New crust is formed at the continental boundaries

• New crust is formed at the oceanic trenches

• New crust is formed at the subduction zones

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How does the magnetic polarity of the Earth's poles contribute to our understanding of plate tectonics?

• It provides evidence for the movement of continental plates

• It helps in determining the age of the continental rocks

• It supports the theory of plate tectonics

• It explains the formation of new oceanic crust

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The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth

• convection currents in the Asthenosphere

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core

• the Moho discontinuity

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Which of the following is evidence that supports continental drift?

• the presence of penguins at both the equator and Antarctica
• fossils of the same plant have been found on several continents
• the presence of glacial features in Antarctica
• the presence of volcanic rock in Antarctica

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What can be inferred about the movement of tectonic plates from the pattern of earthquakes around the world?

• Tectonic plates are stationary

• Tectonic plates move randomly without any pattern

• Tectonic plates move in a specific pattern

• Tectonic plates do not cause earthquakes

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Wegener had evidence to support his Theory of Continental Drift.  Which of these are pieces of evidence he had:

• The continents seem to fit together like puzzle pieces (matching coastlines)

• The similar rocks and rock layers on the coasts of continents that match up

• all of these

• Fossils records also support similar species found on matching coastlines

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