What is one of the main challenges in determining when plate tectonics began?
6 Things We Still Don't Know About Earth

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Lack of interest in the topic
Too much physical evidence
Plate tectonics is a recent phenomenon
Limited physical evidence from early Earth
2.
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What is a supercontinent?
A large ocean
A large tectonic plate
A massive landmass formed by the merging of continents
A type of volcano
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What is the process called when a new ocean forms and pushes tectonic plates away?
Convection
Introversion
Subduction
Extraversion
4.
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What event led to the Mediterranean Sea drying up about 6 million years ago?
A volcanic eruption
A massive earthquake
A meteor impact
The closure of the Strait of Gibraltar
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What geological evidence is used to study the Messenian Salinity Crisis?
Fossils
Volcanic rocks
Ice cores
Tree rings
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What are flood basalts?
Tsunamis
Massive volcanic eruptions covering large areas
Small volcanic eruptions
Earthquakes
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What is one potential cause of flood basalts?
Solar flares
Ocean currents
Mantle plumes
Tectonic plate collision
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