Harry Hess

Who proposed the Plate Tectonics Theory?

• Harry Osborn

• Harry Potter

• Harry Hess

• Harry Jones

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What did Harry Hess measure when he was in the navy?

• volcanoes around the world

• the surface of the ocean floor

• how deep the ocean goes

• submarines in the ocean

What scientists have contributed to the theory of plate tectonics?

• Alfred Wegener and Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegener only

• Harry Hess only

• scientists

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The navy officer who discovered that the middle of the Atlantic ocean had a mountain range

• Harry Hens

• Henry Hess

• Henry Hens

• Harry Hess

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Harry Hess proposed that the ___ moved like conveyor belts and carried the continents.

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• ocean floor

• continents

• mid-ocean ridges

• seafloor spreading

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What is the force that moves the continents?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conveyor belts

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Who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading?

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

• Marie Tharp

• Charles Darwin

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What technology did Harry Hess use to map the ocean floor?

• Sonar

• Radar

• Satellite imaging

• Seismic waves

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Harry Hess's work contributed to which major geological theory?

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Volcanism

• Erosion

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What did Harry Hess discover about the age of rocks on the ocean floor?

• They are all the same age

• They are older near the mid-ocean ridges

• They are younger near the mid-ocean ridges

• They are older near the continents

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