Multiple Choice
Studies of paleomagnetism are focused on
A) previous positions of Earth's magnetic pole.
B) the long-term stability of Earth's magnetic field.
C) magnetization of ancient rocks at the time of their formation.
D) the formation of guyots and seamounts.
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Q20: The key to Harry Hess's initial understanding
Q21: Slabs of descending plate that break away
Q22: Select the evidence NOT cited by Alexander
Q23: The sinking of the downgoing slab that
Q24: Strong support for Hess's concept of widening
Q25: The Gondwana sequence of Carboniferous tillites and
Q26: Lystrosaurus is an extinct, heavy-set, herbivorous animal
Q27: Before plate tectonics was accepted, some geologists
Q29: The difference in age between the northern
Q30: In Hess's concept of plate tectonic movement,