Why is the Plate Tectonic Theory accepted today over the Continental Drift Theory?(1 point)
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The continents nor the plates truly move, they just appear to
The continents nor the plates truly move, they just appear to
All plates of Earth's crust move, not just the landmasses
All plates of Earth's crust move, not just the landmasses
The continents did move at one time but have moved back together
The continents did move at one time but have moved back together
The marsupial fossils found were not great evidence that Pangaea once existed
The marsupial fossils found were not great evidence that Pangaea once existed
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All plates of Earth's crust move, not just the landmasses
What is one reason we have stripes of alternating magnetism on the ocean floor?(1 point)
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Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift and reverse.
Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift and reverse.
Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
Rock is constantly being destroyed at the mid-ocean ridge on the ocean floor
Rock is constantly being destroyed at the mid-ocean ridge on the ocean floor
Minerals in magma match the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock
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Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift and reverse.
Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift and reverse.
Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
Rock is constantly being destroyed at the mid-ocean ridge on the ocean floor
Rock is constantly being destroyed at the mid-ocean ridge on the ocean floor
Minerals in magma match the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock
Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift and reverse.
What is one thing scientists can learn from studying the Paleomagnetism on the ocean floor?(1 point)
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the cause of the magnetic pole reversals
the cause of the magnetic pole reversals
the exact location of the next earthquake
the exact location of the next earthquake
the speed of the plates moving away from each other
the speed of the plates moving away from each other
when the next magnetic reversal will take place
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the cause of the magnetic pole reversals
the cause of the magnetic pole reversals
the exact location of the next earthquake
the exact location of the next earthquake
the speed of the plates moving away from each other
the speed of the plates moving away from each other
when the next magnetic reversal will take place
the cause of the magnetic pole reversals
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