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Wegener's evidence supports his theory of a super continent that he named?

• Ultima
• Pangaea
• Plate Tectonics
• Continental Drift

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What forms when two oceanic plates diverge?

• moutains
• rift valley
• mid-ocean ridge
• deep-ocean trench

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Which boundary is a divergent boundary?

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What is the term for a heavier, denser plate sliding under a less dense plate?

• submersion

• plate boundary

• acceleration

• subduction

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The longest mountain chain in the world, the mid-Atlantic ridge, was produced by which boundary?

• divergent

• allegiant

• convergent

• transform

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True or False: The Mid-Atlantic ridge is a divergent plate boundary.

• True

• False

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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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What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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Which of the following evidence was used to support theory of continental drift?

• A) Continents fit together like a puzzle

• B) Similar fossils were found on separate continents

• C) Different types of rock, mountain structures, landforms are found all over the world.

• D) All of the above

• E) Only A and B

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a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

• trench
• Volcanic activity
• Mesosaurus
• pattern

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