Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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Study the Mid-Atlantic figure to answer items 6-7 ITOem tod towo notvno
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
baswobiz
1891 bas yriflilqu ord
COUAGLEGIM Pont
to vosdi sdr altm
141.9
83.0
Millions of years ago
9.6
33.0
Figere e visualiseg Geelagy, e
00s san Wiley & kane
griba
42.
In the figure above, what is the age of the sea floor off of the Bahamas?
C. 33.0 - 83.0 million years
D. 83.0 - 141.9 million years
А.
younger than 9.6 million years
В.
9.6 – 33.0 million years
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Transcribed Image Text:Study the Mid-Atlantic figure to answer items 6-7 ITOem tod towo notvno Mid-Atlantic Ridge baswobiz 1891 bas yriflilqu ord COUAGLEGIM Pont to vosdi sdr altm 141.9 83.0 Millions of years ago 9.6 33.0 Figere e visualiseg Geelagy, e 00s san Wiley & kane griba 42. In the figure above, what is the age of the sea floor off of the Bahamas? C. 33.0 - 83.0 million years D. 83.0 - 141.9 million years А. younger than 9.6 million years В. 9.6 – 33.0 million years
4. In the figure above, what is the approximate age of the sea floor off the north W
C. The thickness of the lithosphere
A younger than 9.6 million years
What do ancient glacier scars found in rock surfaces in Africa tells about its
C. Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate.
A. The age of oceanic lithosphere.
B. The density of oceanic lithosphere.
Which of the following increases with distance from the mid-oceanic ridge?
D. Africa was once covered with ice sheet but did not move ever since.
bathe figure above, what is the approximate age of the sea floor off the north V
Conos noitoubdua adi ni gnidoia eloristnm od br. sgbin sias00-bi
Cust of Spain?
A younger
than 9.6 million years C. 33.0- 83.0 million yearso gnian orlT
| 9.6 – 33.0 million years
6Os nooulbdue ban ogbi diod ni zlerrstem odh to snomvom odT
D. 83.0 – 141.9 million years aN onoubdua
Peer scientists reviewing Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift rejected
notion because
A. his evidence was too few to make a valid conclusion. m on zi orlT
B. he did not explain how continents move and what moves them.nohonbdua
C. his evidence was not clear in showing how continents were joined.
nD. he lied by including false evidence.
evoib sonobivo enona ulW
Tan i ni gainoqqed nood bed Isz
help explain why Earth is not getting any larger even though the tectonic
ites are always moving.
that
Toofl nesoo sdt mi bauol albon otsnusm
A. Earthquakesyinstanoo s C. Subduction zonesboT sli lo 2ogo ordT
7ls D. Volcanoes
B. Fossils
u ai blait oitsngem abuo sdT
If there are MORE mid-ocean ridges than subduction zones, what happens to
ocean?
A. It gets larger.
B. It sinks.
C. It gets smaller.
D. Nothing will change.
mate in the past?
A. The continents have not moved.
* Africa has always been near the equator.
D Alrica was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate.
The density of oceanic lithosphere.
The thickness of the lithosphere
All (A, B, & C)
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Transcribed Image Text:4. In the figure above, what is the approximate age of the sea floor off the north W C. The thickness of the lithosphere A younger than 9.6 million years What do ancient glacier scars found in rock surfaces in Africa tells about its C. Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate. A. The age of oceanic lithosphere. B. The density of oceanic lithosphere. Which of the following increases with distance from the mid-oceanic ridge? D. Africa was once covered with ice sheet but did not move ever since. bathe figure above, what is the approximate age of the sea floor off the north V Conos noitoubdua adi ni gnidoia eloristnm od br. sgbin sias00-bi Cust of Spain? A younger than 9.6 million years C. 33.0- 83.0 million yearso gnian orlT | 9.6 – 33.0 million years 6Os nooulbdue ban ogbi diod ni zlerrstem odh to snomvom odT D. 83.0 – 141.9 million years aN onoubdua Peer scientists reviewing Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift rejected notion because A. his evidence was too few to make a valid conclusion. m on zi orlT B. he did not explain how continents move and what moves them.nohonbdua C. his evidence was not clear in showing how continents were joined. nD. he lied by including false evidence. evoib sonobivo enona ulW Tan i ni gainoqqed nood bed Isz help explain why Earth is not getting any larger even though the tectonic ites are always moving. that Toofl nesoo sdt mi bauol albon otsnusm A. Earthquakesyinstanoo s C. Subduction zonesboT sli lo 2ogo ordT 7ls D. Volcanoes B. Fossils u ai blait oitsngem abuo sdT If there are MORE mid-ocean ridges than subduction zones, what happens to ocean? A. It gets larger. B. It sinks. C. It gets smaller. D. Nothing will change. mate in the past? A. The continents have not moved. * Africa has always been near the equator. D Alrica was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate. The density of oceanic lithosphere. The thickness of the lithosphere All (A, B, & C)
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