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What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener in his Continental Drift Theory?
What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener in his Continental Drift Theory?
Which geological observation was NOT one of Alfred Wegener's principal observations supporting the Continental Drift Theory?
Which geological observation was NOT one of Alfred Wegener's principal observations supporting the Continental Drift Theory?
Which geological processes result in the building of structural and volcanic features like plateaus, rift valleys, and volcanic mountains?
Which geological processes result in the building of structural and volcanic features like plateaus, rift valleys, and volcanic mountains?
Which era is known as the age of mammals according to the geological time scale?
Which era is known as the age of mammals according to the geological time scale?
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Which technique uses geological evidence to assign comparative ages to rocks?
Which technique uses geological evidence to assign comparative ages to rocks?
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What does geology study?
What does geology study?
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How is geological understanding obtained when no one was around to witness past events?
How is geological understanding obtained when no one was around to witness past events?
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What method can provide clues to the origin of rocks?
What method can provide clues to the origin of rocks?
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Who explained the continental drift theory?
Who explained the continental drift theory?
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What was the name of the single huge continent according to the continental drift theory?
What was the name of the single huge continent according to the continental drift theory?
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What is the concept proposed by Wegener to explain the arrangement of continents and the distribution of fossils and mountain belts?
What is the concept proposed by Wegener to explain the arrangement of continents and the distribution of fossils and mountain belts?
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Which geological observation was NOT one of Alfred Wegener's principal observations supporting the Continental Drift Theory?
Which geological observation was NOT one of Alfred Wegener's principal observations supporting the Continental Drift Theory?
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What is the largest unit of geological time on the geological time scale?
What is the largest unit of geological time on the geological time scale?
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What are the endogenic geological processes that result in the building of structural and volcanic features like plateaus, rift valleys, and volcanic mountains?
What are the endogenic geological processes that result in the building of structural and volcanic features like plateaus, rift valleys, and volcanic mountains?
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Which geological technique uses evidence to assign comparative ages to rocks?
Which geological technique uses evidence to assign comparative ages to rocks?
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What method can be used to find the ages of rocks, usually from the radioactive elements they contain?
What method can be used to find the ages of rocks, usually from the radioactive elements they contain?
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Which Australian climatologist explained the continental drift theory?
Which Australian climatologist explained the continental drift theory?
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According to the continental drift theory, what were the earth's continents once bunched up together to form?
According to the continental drift theory, what were the earth's continents once bunched up together to form?
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Which geological process results in the building of structural and volcanic features like plateaus, rift valleys, and volcanic mountains?
Which geological process results in the building of structural and volcanic features like plateaus, rift valleys, and volcanic mountains?
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What are the indirect methods that can provide clues for geological understanding?
What are the indirect methods that can provide clues for geological understanding?
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