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When two convergent plates come together where the denser one is forced under back into the mantle

• reduction
• conduction
• subduction
• convection

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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 is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics
• continental drift
• pangea
• glacier scaring

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Sea-floor spreading occurs in places where two plates are

• converging
• diverging
• motionless
• breaking the surface.

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Was was Wegener's hypothesis rejected?

• He had no evidence for it

• More detailed maps show that continents don't match up

• No continents had similar fossils to support him.

• He couldn't explain how the continents could be moved

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An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed

• Himalayas

• Pangea

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Density

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According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?

• Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.

• Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).

• Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

• South America and Africa were once connected together.

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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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Which of the following is evidence that mountain ranges on different continents were once connected?

• They have the same climate

• They are inhabited by similar wildlife

• They are the same age

• They have no trees beyond a certain height

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What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Strike Slip

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