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Who proposed Continental drift? Alfred Wegener
What evidence supports the 1. Evidence from maps (shorelines match)
continental drift? 2. Evidence from rocks (age & type match up to
separate continents)
3. Paleoclimate indicators
4. Fossil evidence
How do rocks record As rock cools, dipoles lock and rock permanently
paleomagnetism? records location and orientation of Earth's dipole at
the time of cooling
How has the earth's magnetic field
varied through time?
What role does rock magnetism play
in the development of the sea floor
spreading hypothesis?What patterns
can we recognize in the seafloor?
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How do we know seafloor spreading New seafloor moves away from the mid-ocean
happens? ridge and more is created at the MOR axis
How do we calculate sea floor Rate= distance/time
spreading rates?
What are typical rates of motion? 5 centimeters per year
How using hotspots to determine Plate moves over the hot spot, the volcano moves
direction of plate motion? off and dies & a new volcano forms over hotspot
Types of plate boundaries (4) Convergent (w/ subduction or w/collision),
divergent and transform
Drawing of Transform plate
boundary
Drawing of convergent w/
subduction plate boundary
Drawing of convergent plate
boundary
Drawing of divergent plate boundary
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GOL 105 Exam 2 Exam Questions and Answers
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Terms in this set (49)
Who proposed Continental drift? Alfred Wegener
What evidence supports the 1. Evidence from maps (shorelines match)
continental drift? 2. Evidence from rocks (age & type match up to
separate continents)
3. Paleoclimate indicators
4. Fossil evidence
How do rocks record As rock cools, dipoles lock and rock permanently
paleomagnetism? records location and orientation of Earth's dipole at
the time of cooling
How has the earth's magnetic field
varied through time?
What role does rock magnetism play
in the development of the sea floor
spreading hypothesis?What patterns
can we recognize in the seafloor?
https://quizlet.com/1159126538/gol-105-exam-2-exam-questions-and-answers-verified-answers-updated-actual-exam-20252026-latest-version-flash-c… 1/6
, 3/23/26, 9:41 AM GOL 105 Exam 2 Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) Updated (Actual Exam) 2025\2026 LATEST VERSION!! Flashc…
How do we know seafloor spreading New seafloor moves away from the mid-ocean
happens? ridge and more is created at the MOR axis
How do we calculate sea floor Rate= distance/time
spreading rates?
What are typical rates of motion? 5 centimeters per year
How using hotspots to determine Plate moves over the hot spot, the volcano moves
direction of plate motion? off and dies & a new volcano forms over hotspot
Types of plate boundaries (4) Convergent (w/ subduction or w/collision),
divergent and transform
Drawing of Transform plate
boundary
Drawing of convergent w/
subduction plate boundary
Drawing of convergent plate
boundary
Drawing of divergent plate boundary
https://quizlet.com/1159126538/gol-105-exam-2-exam-questions-and-answers-verified-answers-updated-actual-exam-20252026-latest-version-flash-c… 2/6
