Which of the following describes paleomagnetism?
A) an extraterrestrial Earth reservoir
B) the Earth's magnetic field periodically reverses over geologic time
C) a stationary plume of magma
D) material that can be taken from the Earth for profit
E) hot mantle material rises at divergent plate boundaries, cools, and sinks at convergent plate boundaries
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Q2: Who was Alfred Wegener?
A) the Flemish cartographer
Q3: How does continental rifting work?
A) Continents move
Q4: Pangea is the name of the giant
Q5: Geologists immediately accepted the theory of continental
Q6: What is the mechanism proposed by Arthur
Q8: Magnetic reversals in the Earth's crust were
Q9: How fast do tectonic plates move?
A) several
Q10: What is the lithosphere?
A) earth's oceanic and
Q11: Which of the following locations is the
Q12: What provides evidence for continental drift and
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