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Determine whether each of the statements below is true or false.

1
The oldest rocks on Earth are found in ocean basins.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2
Glaciers covered parts of Africa, Australia, South America, India, and Antarctica about 230 million years ago.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3
Glossopteris is a type of plant fossil found on a number of continents.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4
Wegener's evidence for continental drift was readily accepted by the scientific community.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5
Benioff Zones are associated with continent-continent convergent margins.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6
Ocean-ocean convergent boundaries are also sites of subduction.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7
Explosive volcanic eruptions are associated with mid-ocean ridge volcanism.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8
All plates are presently moving in the same direction.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9
The direction of motion of a plate cannot change over time.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10
Most active geologic processes (earthquakes, volcanoes) are associated with plate boundaries.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11
Apparent polar wander was really caused by the movement of plates.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12
Africa and South America were once joined together.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13
There have been a number of supercontinents during Earth's history.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14
Divergent plate boundaries form where there is upwelling from the asthenosphere.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15
Active continental margins form near mid-ocean ridges.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
16
Large magnitude earthquakes emanate from subduction zones.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
17
Plate tectonic processes cause sea-level to move up and down.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
18
Plate tectonic processes are responsible for development of large mountain belts.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
19
Plate tectonic processes are influenced by processes deep inside Earth.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20
Plate tectonics theory unifies much of the information presented in your textbook.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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