HMS Challenger Expedition (1872)
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What technique was used during the HMS Challenger Expedition to map the ocean floor?

  • Magnetic field analysis
  • Sounding (correct)
  • Seismology
  • Nuclear decay
  • Who discovered the concept of a half-life in nuclear decay?

  • HMS Challenger Expedition team
  • Jean Bruhnes
  • Rutherford (correct)
  • Lord Kelvin
  • What is the main way of determining the age of rocks using half-life?

  • Carbon-14 to Nitrogen-14 decay
  • Uranium-238 to Lead-206 decay (correct)
  • Potassium-40 to Argon-40 decay
  • Uranium-235 to Lead-207 decay
  • Which scientist discovered small grains of mineral magnetite in volcanic rocks?

    <p>Jean Bruhnes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the ways mentioned in the text that helped understand the interior structure of the Earth?

    <p>Seismic wave measurements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist discovered that the Earth's magnetic field sometimes changes orientation over time?

    <p>Jean Bruhnes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the HMS Challenger Expedition discover that changed the idea of a featureless ocean floor?

    <p>Mid-Atlantic Ridge</p> Signup and view all the answers

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