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Sea floor spreading is a result of plate tectonics. This is an example of ____.

• Reasoning
• Evidence
• A question
• A claim 

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The lithosphere and asthenosphere:

• Upper Mantle
• Lower Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

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Remains, imprints or traces of once-living organisms

• water
• superposition
• fossils 

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The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

• cups

• plates

• dishes

• spoons

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Plate Boundary

• The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

• The location where the food falls onto the table.

• Where one country ends and another begins.

• The edge of your patella.

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Which observation about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge region provides the best evidence that the seafloor has been spreading for millions of years?

• the bedrock of the ridge and nearby seafloor is igneous rock

• the ridge is the location of irregular volcanic eruptions

• several faults cut across the ridge and nearby seafloor

• seafloor bedrock is younger near the ridge and older farther away

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Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire" due to intense tectonic activity?

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Arctic

• Pacific

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8-Rocks and fossils that are similar are found in Asia and Africa. This is evidence of: A-Continental Drift B-Fossil Record C-Law of Superposition D-Rock Cycle

• continental drift

• fossil record

• law of superposition

• rock cycle

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The San Andres Fault is an example of a

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

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Pangaea formed near the end of the Paleozoic Era. What was Pangaea?

• a species of lemur

• a lake in Brazil

• a giant landmass of continents

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