What ideas brought a renewed interest to the idea of continental drift?
A. evidence that similar meteorites fall on different continents
B. data that a submarine mountain occurred beneath the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
C. evidence that the entire Earth was once frozen
D. evidence that a large meteorite caused extinction of the dinosaurs
Answer: B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Megathrusts between subducting oceanic crust and an overriding plate are a potential source of tsunamis because ________
A) the earthquakes on these faults are underwater and could displace large amounts of water from the oceans B) the earthquakes on these faults are underwater and could release large amounts of water from the asthenosphere C) oceanic crust is "thrust" over the continent along a megathrust so that forces the land downward producing a tsunami D) one side of the fault is on land and the other is underwater so an earthquake could cause a landslide or tsunami depending on which side moved
In defining heat, which of the following describes the direction of energy transfer?
A. from high pressure areas to low pressure areas B. from cold objects to hot objects C. from low pressure areas to high pressure areas D. from hot objects to cold objects
One suggested cause of deep focus earthquakes is ________.
A. collapse of minerals into denser forms B. the rise of core material into the mantle C. friction between the core and the mantle D. collision of convection currents E. collapse of pore space in sedimentary rocks