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Who was the scientist that first proposed the idea that the continents were once connected and later drifted apart, laying the groundwork for modern geology with his Continental Drift theory, even though he didn’t live to see it accepted?

• Harry Hess

• Robert Dietz

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

Who was the American geologist and Navy officer who played a key role in developing the theory of plate tectonics and is best known for proposing the theory of seafloor spreading in the 1960s?

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hammond Hess

• Robert Dietz

• Isaac Newton

Who was the American geologist, oceanographer, and marine geophysicist who contributed to the development of plate tectonics and is best known for helping to develop and promote the theory of seafloor spreading alongside Harry Hess?

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hammond Hess

• Robert Dietz

• Isaac Newton

Where is the youngest rock found during the process of seafloor spreading?

• Near the edge of the ocean basin

• At the center of the mid-ocean ridge

• Along the continental shelves

• In the deep ocean trenches

Where are the oldest rocks located in the process of seafloor spreading?

• Near the ocean trenches far from the mid-ocean ridge

• At the center of the mid-ocean ridge

• On the continental shelf

• At the ocean surface