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Paleomagnetism confirms that at particular times in the geologic past Earth has had more than one magnetic north pole.

False

The magnetic field of the Earth reverses itself each time that magma erupts at a mid-ocean ridge.

False

The magnetic north pole has remained very close to the geographic North Pole through all of geologic time

False

The oldest rocks are located at mid-ocean ridges.

False

depression along ridge axis

Rift Valley

Deep ocean trenches are associated with

Subduction Zones

Which of the following is characteristic of oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?

andesitic volcanoes

All continents fit together with the least number of overlaps and gaps when the continents are matched along

contours at around 2000 meters in depth

Which of the following is associated with convergent plate boundaries on the seafloor

crest of the mid-ocean ridge

Fossils of ancient polar plants are currently found near the equator because the:

plants lived near the poles, but land masses have drifted to current locations

supercontinent 200 million years ago

Pangea

ancient precursor of the Pacific Ocean

Panthalassa

Earthquakes are common along fracture zones.

False

New crust is formed at trenches and old crust is subducted at ridges

False

Climate distribution on Earth is primarily controlled by

Latitude

study of changes in the character of oceans due to geographic changes

Paleoceanography

study of magnetism over geologic time

Paleomagnetism

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Earth's geographic and magnetic poles?

The magnetic pole wobbles, but stays near the geographic pole.

The relatively young age of the seafloor supports the idea that subduction must take place.

True

At divergent plate boundaries, only shallow focus earthquakes can be found

True

Deep focus earthquakes are often associated with deep-sea trenches.

True

Deep-sea trenches are found at convergent plate boundaries

True

Fast-moving spreading ridges tend to be more gently sloped that slow-moving ridges.

True

All of the following provide evidence for continental drift

a. age of selected continental rocks. b. apparent polar wandering. 9 c. location of coral reef fossils. e. shape of continental margins.

Fossils found in sediments can be used to:

a. indicate the relative age of the sediments. b. provide evidence for plate movement. c. suggest ancient climate characteristics. d. support the idea that land masses were joined.

Confirmation of seafloor spreading was supported by the:

age of seafloor

Volcanoes

both convergent plate & divergent plate boundary

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a

divergent boundary.

Rift Valley

divergent plate boundary

The Hawaiian Islands are located where the Pacific plate is

moving over a hot spot

Moving from oceanic ridge to oceanic trench, the thickness of the lithosphere

increases in proportion to the distance

Differences in height between continental crust and oceanic crust are explained by:

isostasy

Continental drift was confirmed through the use of the

location of alternating magnetic polarity of seafloor rocks

Bathymetry

measurement of ocean depth and seafloor

What is the asthenosphere composed of

outer mantle material

The seafloor magnetic pattern is be best described as:

parallel to and symmetric about ocean ridges.

What is the lithosphere composed of

the crust and the topmost portion of the outer mantle

Vine and Matthews determined that new ocean floor was being produced at ocean ridges by examining

the magnetic pattern on the seafloor.

Oceans become deeper moving away from ridges due to:

thermal contraction of hot asthenosphere.

Which of the following is characteristic of oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

volcanic island arcs


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