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savannahhooper

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on: Aug 22, 2018
The Pacific Ring of Fire refers to the:
 a. circle of violent geologic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
 b. circle of active volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Northwest.
 c. sizzling economic activity encircling the Pacific Ocean.
 d. widespread forests encircling the Pacific Ocean that are prone to burning.

Question 2

Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis states that:
 a. the continents are stationary but the ocean basins move.
 b. all of the Earth's land was once joined into a single supercontinent.
 c. the continents are pushed around on the surface by mantle convection.
 d. the continents are stationary with respect to each other.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


savannahhooper

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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