Discuss the use of magnetic anomalies in the Atlantic Ocean to understand the separation

of the supercontinent Pangaea and the formation of the present continents. How can we
determine the rate of plate movement in the Atlantic Ocean? What will be an ideal response?


The student should discuss how scientists can use magnetic anomalies to recreate plate
movement in the Atlantic Ocean. Rate of plate movement can be determined using
radiometric age dates of magnetic anomalies and their distance from the mid-Atlantic
Ridge.

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While the United States is more racially and ethnically diverse than it has ever been, and segregation is declining in most of the largest U.S. cities, it has actually increased in

A) New York. B) Miami. C) Dallas. D) Los Angeles. E) Atlanta.

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Climatologists recorded the temperature and pH of the oceans in more than 1,000 locations for more than 30 years. The results indicate that the oceans are warming and that the pH is dropping. This is an example of

A) political action. B) stewardship. C) sound science. D) sustainability.

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In addition to colonizing Quebec and the St. Lawrence River Valley, the French colonized northern New England

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What biome has no trees and low-height plant cover specially adapted to its climate?

A. midlatitude grassland B. Mediterranean woodland and shrub C. midlatitude deciduous forest D. boreal forest E. tundra

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