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The jigsaw puzzle-like fit of the continents
same species of dinosaur bones on different continents
Evidence of seafloor spreading includes - answer✔magnetic reversal recorded in basalts
higher heat flow along the ridge axis
sediment thickness increases away from the ridge
Tectonic plates consist of - answer✔either oceanic or continental lithosphere, or a combination
of both
By comparison to continental lithosphere, oceanic lithosphere is typically - answer✔more
dense and thinner
The following is an example of a geologic feature at a convergent boundary -
answer✔accretionary prism
At subduction zones, the overriding plate - answer✔may be composed of either oceanic or
continental lithosphere
If a tectonic plate were moving east over a fixed hot spot, the youngest volcano in the hot spot
chain would be located - answer✔on the west end of the chain
Tectonic plates move at a speed of about - answer✔1-10 centimeters per year
ocean layers thickness - answer✔~4-5 km
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