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Tirant22

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on: Jul 29, 2018
The concept of seafloor spreading states that
 
  A) Earth is expanding.
  B) seafloor is created at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at deep ocean trenches.
  C) sea level is rising.
  D) earthquakes occur underwater.

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Plate tectonics differs from continental drift because it
 
  A) provides a credible driving force.
  B) did not explain the fit between South America and Africa.
  C) showed that ancient ice sheets did not exist.
  D) showed that Pangaea broke up much later than predicted.


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ultraflyy23

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


Tirant22

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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