Earth's History and Plate Tectonics Flashcards
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Q: Who first noticed the similarity between South America and Africa’s coastlines?
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A: Abraham Ortelius in 1596.
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Q: When was plate tectonics widely accepted?
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A: During the 1950s and 1960s, following deep-sea exploration.
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Q: What analogy describes Earth’s layers?
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A: An avocado, with the crust as the skin, mantle as the flesh, and core as the pit.
