Question 36 (1 point) When it was first proposed, Alfred Wegener\'s continental
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Question 36 (1 point)
When it was first proposed, Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis was heavily criticized by earth scientists. What was one of their primary objections to the continental drift hypothesis?
Question 36 options:
Wegener couldn't explain the worldwide distribution of fossil species.
Wegener falsified some of his data to better fit his hypothesis.
Wegener did not offer an explanation for how the continents move.
The continents did not fit together as well as Wegener initially claimed.
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Question 37 (1 point)
What is the proper order of Earth's compositional layers from the interior to the surface?
Question 37 options:
Crust, mantle, core
Mantle, core, crust
Core mantle, crust
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Question 38 (1 point)
What technology allows scientists to precisely measure plate motions?
Question 38 options:
Global seismometers
Global satellite imagery
Global positioning system
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Question 39 (1 point)
The magnetic North Pole migrated northward from 1902-2002. How did magnetic inclination readings in the continental United States change during that period?
Question 39 options:
Inclination became steeper (moved towards the vertical)
Inclination became less steep (moved towards the horizontal)
Inclination remained constant
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A)Wegener couldn't explain the worldwide distribution of fossil species.
B)Wegener falsified some of his data to better fit his hypothesis.
C)Wegener did not offer an explanation for how the continents move.
D)The continents did not fit together as well as Wegener initially claimed.
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Question 36
Answer: C) Wegener did not offer an explanation for how the continents move.
He failed to explain how are continents moving… so he was criticized by earth scientists.
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