Why were glacially deposited strata important in the development of continental drift theory? What will be an ideal response?


The glacial deposits indicated that all southern continents must have been contiguous and closer to the
south pole. Glaciers cannot form in the middle of an ocean, which is where they would have originated
if the continents were not together

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Which of the following is the term for the heat transport that occurs when a hot air balloon is able to rise from a heat source below?

A. conduction B. radiation C. latent heat D. convection

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In which part of the world will one find over 50 percent of the population described as unaffiliated with the remainder of the population either Buddhist or affiliated with a folk religion?

A) South Asia B) Southeast Asia C) Central Asia D) Southwest Asia E) East Asia

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The Great War (WWI) pitted Britain, France, and Russia against which countries?

a. Austria and Hungary b. Germany and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) c. Prussia and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) d. Austria and Germany e. Poland and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

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What does the price of a product or service reflect?

A. that if a person does not want the product, then the price is too high B. the fair market value C. the demand for and availability of the product D. the highest amount the seller can get for the product

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