JTuzo Wilson,a University of Toronto Geophysicist,helped to Prove the Plate

question 142

Multiple Choice

J.Tuzo Wilson,a University of Toronto geophysicist,helped to prove the plate tectonic theory by

• A)examining transform boundaries and relating them to earthquake activity.
• B)drilling through the ocean crust and sampling the magnetic reversals.
• C)measuring the rate at which seafloor spreading occurs in the central Pacific ocean.
• D)correlating the geologic record to ice cores from Antarctica.
• E)obtaining accurate radiocarbon dates for sediment from the central African rift valley.

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