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What was the name of the scientist who found the submerged mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean?

  • Marie Curie
  • Harry Hess (correct)
  • John Smith
  • Alfred Wegener

What event led to a heightened interest in mapping the ocean floor after World War II?

  • Formation of new islands
  • Rising sea levels
  • Increase in submarine usage (correct)
  • Discovery of new marine species

What did the new evidence from investigations lead to?

  • Discrediting of geologic investigators
  • Confirmation of existing theories
  • Rejection of Alfred Wegener's theories
  • A mechanism for continental movement (correct)

What did the scientist find about the islands in the Atlantic Ocean?

<p>They were the highest points along a submerged mountain range (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the cracks in the earth's crust, or lithosphere, help to find?

<p>Critical clues to help solve 'The Mystery of the Drifting Continents' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the first physical evidence that the lithosphere actually moved on the surface of the earth?

<p>Seafloor spreading (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the discovery of magnetic reversals on the ocean floor lead to?

<p>The idea of seafloor spreading (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the age of volcanic rocks in the oceanic crust?

<p>Rocks nearer to the mid-ocean ridge were much younger than similar rocks farther away from the ridge (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the accumulated earthquake data coincide with?

<p>The locations of cracks, or faults, in the lithosphere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge running around the whole earth through the ocean floor suggest?

<p>The lithosphere was not a single, unbroken piece (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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