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In your own words, concisely describe five different and significant pieces of evidence used by Alfred Wegener in support of his hypothesis that “Pangaea” broke up into the separate continents we observe today (5 points). Then concisely describe three forms of additional evidence discovered later (post-World War II) that suggested seafloor spreading was actually the mechanism for their separation (3 points) Lastly, describe the important phenomenon of subduction zones within the overall theory of plate tectonics (2 points).

This explains why oceanic crust lies lower on the face of the Earth than continental crust: ________.

Why do some minerals display the property known as “fracture”?

Wegener proposed ____ after he observed evidence from ____, glacial deposits, and the fit of the continents that suggested all of the continents were ____.

Which of the following characteristics are useful to identify plagioclase feldspar from potassium feldspar (orthoclase)?

In your own words, concisely describe the basics of the “Rock Cycle” in three separate paragraphs (labeled 1, 2, and 3) as follows: 1) a description of the three different rock types involved (3 points), 2) a description of three different processes responsible for creating these rock types (3 points), and 3) a brief discussion of the importance of geologic time regarding the rock cycle (4 points).

Place the following Earth layers in order from deepest (#1) to farthest from the center of the Earth (#7).

Artesian systems will never  ________.

On the map below, which of the numbered locations shows the best example of a hotspot?