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Please, try to help here guys. Im having trouble what are the correct answers and if u want explain how it is the answer if i get a answer wrong let me know please 8. Which of the following is not evidence of tectonic plate movement? IDK WHAT IT IS A. The pattern of the magnetic striping is the same on both sides of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. B. Rock samples taken near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are much younger than those taken near the west coast of Africa and the east coast of South America. C. Stripes of rock from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge have alternating magnetic polarities. D. There is more sediment along the continental shelf than on the ocean floor.
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The Hawaiian Islands are continuing to form as a tectonic plate passes over a stationary hot spot. The only island that still has an active volcano is the big island of Hawaii. What direction is the plate travelling that is responsible for the formation of the Hawaiian Islands? I THINK ITS B A. Southeast B. northeast C. northwest D. Southwest
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Which of the following represents why the sea floor is relatively “young” compared to the continents? idk about this one either, its not 3 and i dont think its 2, so it's 1 right? I The sea floor is continually being generated at mid-ocean ridges. II Earth was once covered by a massive continent. III The sea floor is continually being destroyed.
A. I only B. I and II only C. I and III only D. I, II, and III
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Which of the following is not true of the evidence of sea floor spreading provided by magnetic striping? I think it is C A. Earth is like a large bar magnet and has two poles. B. Earth’s magnetic poles reverse over hundreds of thousands of years. C. Rocks with magnetic striping, alternating bands of normal and reverse polarity, surround ocean ridges. D. The pattern of magnetic striping is different in rocks on either side of an ocean ridge.
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What force pushes magma to the surface at ocean ridges and ultimately drives the movement of tectonic plates? B? A. continental drift B. earthquakes C. volcanic eruptions caused by a hot spot D. convection currents in the magma
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What is a tectonic plate? B A. a large, flexible slab of rock B. a large, rigid slab of rock C. a lava flow D. a continent
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What evidence was discovered that helped to explain how continents are capable of moving? Its A A. fossil remains that matched across large oceanic plates B. tropical plant fossils in non-tropical areas C. a solid crust on top of a fluid mantle D. magnetic striping of the sea floor