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The primary cause of continental drift is...
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heat energy radiated from the sun.
the rotation of Earth's outer core.
the gradual sinking of Earth's crust.
the movement of the tectonic plates.
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At which ocean floor feature would the greatest amount of water pressure be exerted?
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continental shelf
continental slope
deep ocean trenches
abyssal plain
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The primary cause of continental drift is...
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At which ocean floor feature would the greatest amount of water pressure be exerted?
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Geologist today believe that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is MAINLY caused by...
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Alfred Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift states that...
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The process where OLD ocean floor sinks below a deep-ocean trench back into the mantle (where it is recycled) is know as...
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If new crust is constantly being created at mid-ocean ridges, then why doesn't the Earth grow larger?
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Sea-Floor Spreading occurs at which type of plate boundary(s)?
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Mountain ranges on land, are formed at which type of plate boundary?
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The fact that a large mountain range in the eastern United States and Canada MATCH the same rock composition, shape, and age as a mountain range found in Greenland and Great Britian is evidence of what geologic theory?
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Landforms and phenomena such as; deep-ocean trenches, volcanoes, mountain ranges, mid-ocean ridges, island arcs, faults, and earthquakes are all the result of...
