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Title: What was the first evidence that suggested the Earth's crust might be broken into pieces?
Post by: Leikakei113 on Jan 23, 2018

What was the first evidence that suggested the Earth's crust might be broken into pieces?
a. Echo soundings aboard the Meteor
b. Plotting of deep earthquakes in the Pacific Ring of Fire
c. Radiometric dating
d. Radioactive decay

Title: What was the first evidence that suggested the Earth's crust might be broken into pieces?
Post by: premed9 on Jan 23, 2018

ANS: B
The deep earthquakes were plotted at the edges of the Pacific. The large area of those earthquakes was
aptly named the Pacific Ring of Fire. Seismographs revealed a worldwide pattern of earthquakes and
volcanoes. Information can be found in the section Wegener's Idea Is Transformed.