A logical and probable explanation for moving lithospheric plates is ____.
A) the breakup of an ancient paleocontinent by volcanic eruptions
B) the presence of convection currents in the mantle
C) the reversal of the magnetic poles
D) the rapid shrinking of Earth's interior
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Q1: Continental crust is _ in composition.
A)granitic
B)metallic
C)basaltic
D)andesitic
Q2: _ are nonfoliated metamorphic rocks.
A)Granite and gneiss
B)Slate
Q3: In the rock cycle, igneous rocks can
Q4: Accretion specifically refers to _.
A)the passage of
Q6: The San Andreas Fault separates which two
Q7: Intrusive igneous rocks are _.
A)coarse-grained
B)clasts
C)regolith
D)rapidly cooled
Q8: Hawaii is the result of a(n) _.
A)island
Q9: The Mohorovičić discontinuity _.
A)marks the boundary between
Q10: The two most common elements found in
Q11: Alfred Wegener is well known for hypothesizing
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