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What causes the motion of the lithospheric plates?
What causes the motion of the lithospheric plates?
Which of the following is NOT a type of seismic wave?
Which of the following is NOT a type of seismic wave?
Which of these is a characteristic of the oceanic crust?
Which of these is a characteristic of the oceanic crust?
What is the primary evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?
What is the primary evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?
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What is the primary mechanism that drives seafloor spreading?
What is the primary mechanism that drives seafloor spreading?
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What is the primary difference between the continental crust and the oceanic crust?
What is the primary difference between the continental crust and the oceanic crust?
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What type of graph is best used when comparing different groups or categories?
What type of graph is best used when comparing different groups or categories?
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In plate tectonics, which variable is represented by the amount of fertilizer a farmer uses?
In plate tectonics, which variable is represented by the amount of fertilizer a farmer uses?
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What is the main evidence supporting the Theory of Continental Drift related to similar plants and animals found in different continents?
What is the main evidence supporting the Theory of Continental Drift related to similar plants and animals found in different continents?
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What phenomenon is described by rocks being younger at the mid-ocean ridge and older further away?
What phenomenon is described by rocks being younger at the mid-ocean ridge and older further away?
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Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction during an earthquake?
Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction during an earthquake?
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What is the main concept behind the Continental Drift Theory?
What is the main concept behind the Continental Drift Theory?
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What causes the hot fluid to rise and the cold fluid to sink in a convection current?
What causes the hot fluid to rise and the cold fluid to sink in a convection current?
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Which type of plate boundary is responsible for creating the Atlantic Ocean?
Which type of plate boundary is responsible for creating the Atlantic Ocean?
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What happens when two oceanic plates collide at a subduction zone?
What happens when two oceanic plates collide at a subduction zone?
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Which type of margin results in plates shifting away from each other?
Which type of margin results in plates shifting away from each other?
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Which feature is produced when two continental plates collide?
Which feature is produced when two continental plates collide?
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What is another name for a Transform Fault Boundary?
What is another name for a Transform Fault Boundary?
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