Pts question 3 in the 1950s harry hess interpreted

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Question 3
In the 1950s, Harry Hess interpreted the paleomagnetic data of newly formed
oceanic crust. He proposed that while new oceanic crust was being formed
at the summit of the oceanic ridges, the adjacent oceanic crust was moving
laterally away from the ridge. What is this process called?
oceanic crust
hot spots
seafloor spreading
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Correct!
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deep-sea trench
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Question 4

11/2/2019 Lesson 2 Quiz: GEOL105L-80572 Geology Lab
With the advent of plate tectonics, it was discovered that new oceanic
lithosphere is being created at what location?
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Correct!
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Question 5
A geologist by the name of Eduard Suess not only noted that the continents
fit together but also discovered a fossil that was identical in South America,
Africa, and Australia. What type of fossil is it?
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Correct!
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maple tree
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Question 6
In the early 1800s, geologist Eduard Suess suggested that all the southern
continents, including Antarctica, had once been joined into one large
continent. What name did Suess call the one continent?
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Correct!

11/2/2019 Lesson 2 Quiz: GEOL105L-80572 Geology Lab
Megacontinent
Pangaea
Laurasia
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Question 7
Alfred Wegener proposed that which two continents “fit together” like a jigsaw
puzzle?
Eurasia and Africa
South America and Africa
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Correct!
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Africa and North America
South America and North America