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What was one of the driving forces proposed by Hess for plate motion?
What was one of the driving forces proposed by Hess for plate motion?
- Continental Drift
- Ridge Push (correct)
- Trench Suction
- Mantle Plumes
What is the process that has torn the Arabian Peninsula away from Africa to form the Red Sea?
What is the process that has torn the Arabian Peninsula away from Africa to form the Red Sea?
- Continental Drift
- Mantle Convection
- Seafloor Spreading
- Plate motion (correct)
What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving horizontally past each other?
What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving horizontally past each other?
- Ocean-Ocean Convergence
- Convergent Plate Boundaries
- Divergent Plate Boundaries
- Transform Boundaries (correct)
What is the driving force behind the motion of tectonic plates at subduction zones?
What is the driving force behind the motion of tectonic plates at subduction zones?
What geological feature is used as evidence for seafloor spreading and plate motion?
What geological feature is used as evidence for seafloor spreading and plate motion?
What geological feature provides evidence for seafloor spreading and plate motion?
What geological feature provides evidence for seafloor spreading and plate motion?
What is the driving force behind the motion of tectonic plates at subduction zones?
What is the driving force behind the motion of tectonic plates at subduction zones?
What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving horizontally past each other?
What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving horizontally past each other?
What was one of the driving forces proposed by Hess for plate motion?
What was one of the driving forces proposed by Hess for plate motion?
What process has torn the Arabian Peninsula away from Africa to form the Red Sea?
What process has torn the Arabian Peninsula away from Africa to form the Red Sea?
