Process of Science: Make a prediction from the theory of plate tectonics and then look to see if you can find an example on Earth that provides a test
What will be an ideal response?
One possibility is that we should see evidence in ancient material such as particular rocks or fossils that various parts of the land that we see today were in very different environments in the past, e.g., fossils indicating that parts of Antarctica were once very warm or that rocks on the top of mountains were once underneath the sea. Another prediction is that we could actually measure the drift of the continents with very precise measurements, and this is indeed now possible with modern technology.
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A) its spherical component B) its disk component C) its spiral arms D) the stars of neighboring galaxies
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. 46% B. 54% C. 86% D. 27% E. 13%
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