What about Frank Bursley Taylor?Pettywap wrote:Alfred WegenerRyanMist wrote:Question:
What scientist proposed continental drift?
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To be fair, it was independently discovered by both, so both answers are fair game.
Oof, Leibniz and Newton all over again.
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It does bother me, though, when answer keys to tests only list the more widely known one - it risks taking off points for the few students who might have added another answer from having done more research.UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:To be fair, it was independently discovered by both, so both answers are fair game.
Oof, Leibniz and Newton all over again.
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Harry HessPettywap wrote:Who wrote “History of Ocean Basins” in 1962?
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1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?
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1. North American Plate and the Pacific Plate.Tailsfan101 wrote:1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?
2. Continental: 25-70 km
Oceanic: 3-5 km
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Looks good to me! Your turn.pb5754[] wrote:1. North American Plate and the Pacific Plate.Tailsfan101 wrote:1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?
2. Continental: 25-70 km
Oceanic: 3-5 km
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