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Concept 3 Quiz

List and describe the evidence used to support the Plate Tectonics Theory.

This activity contains 10 questions.

A plot of the positions of Earth's magnetic poles over time reveals a pattern referred to as

polar spreadingapparent polar wanderingperturbationmagnetic driftsubduction

The age of the deepest sediment in an ocean basin ____________ with increasing distance from the oceanic ridge.

increasesdecreasesremains the same

	The rate of plate movement is usually measured and described in kilometers per year.

	True False

	The ship JOIDES Resolution was an important part of the Deep Sea Drilling Project.

	True False

The age of the Hawaiian islands

cannot be measureddecreases away from the Big Island of Hawaiiis random in relation to the Big Island of Hawaiiincreases away from the Big Island of Hawaiiis constant for all the islands

A centralized area characterized by high heat flow and volcanic activity at the surface is often referred to as a

hot spotnormal highCurie pointguyotnone of the above

Image of normal and reverse magnetism

randomno patternpresentmirror image

Magnetometer readings for rocks with normal magnetism would be

higher or enhancedlower or weakened

Magnetic minerals lose the magnetism and magnetic orientation if heated above a temperature known as the

Vine PointWegener PointHess PointCurie PointWilson Point

Plate motion has been detected recently using

VLBIGPSquasarsboth a and ball of the above

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Concept 3 Quiz

A plot of the positions of Earth's magnetic poles over time reveals a pattern referred to as

The age of the deepest sediment in an ocean basin ____________ with increasing distance from the oceanic ridge.

The rate of plate movement is usually measured and described in kilometers per year.

The ship JOIDES Resolution was an important part of the Deep Sea Drilling Project.

The age of the Hawaiian islands

A centralized area characterized by high heat flow and volcanic activity at the surface is often referred to as a

Image of normal and reverse magnetism

Magnetometer readings for rocks with normal magnetism would be

Magnetic minerals lose the magnetism and magnetic orientation if heated above a temperature known as the

Plate motion has been detected recently using