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What was the name of the scientist who found the submerged mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean?
What was the name of the scientist who found the submerged mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean?
What event led to a heightened interest in mapping the ocean floor after World War II?
What event led to a heightened interest in mapping the ocean floor after World War II?
What did the new evidence from investigations lead to?
What did the new evidence from investigations lead to?
What did the scientist find about the islands in the Atlantic Ocean?
What did the scientist find about the islands in the Atlantic Ocean?
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What did the cracks in the earth's crust, or lithosphere, help to find?
What did the cracks in the earth's crust, or lithosphere, help to find?
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What was the first physical evidence that the lithosphere actually moved on the surface of the earth?
What was the first physical evidence that the lithosphere actually moved on the surface of the earth?
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What did the discovery of magnetic reversals on the ocean floor lead to?
What did the discovery of magnetic reversals on the ocean floor lead to?
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What was the significance of the age of volcanic rocks in the oceanic crust?
What was the significance of the age of volcanic rocks in the oceanic crust?
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What did the accumulated earthquake data coincide with?
What did the accumulated earthquake data coincide with?
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What did the discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge running around the whole earth through the ocean floor suggest?
What did the discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge running around the whole earth through the ocean floor suggest?
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