Which is the first step in the seafloor spreading process? A crack forms in oceanic crust. Volcanoes erupt under the ocean. Molten rock rises up through the crust. Dense plates are subducted under less dense plates.

Match the graph type to its description. 1. uses symbols to describe information pie 2. compares different quantities at the same point in time line 3. compares increases and decreases in a quantity over a period of time bar 4. shows the relationship of parts to each other and to the whole pictograph

What did the pattern of earthquakes in the wadati-benioff seafloor zones show scientists? a.) earthquakes occur where the ocean floor reaches its highest temperatures. b.) many earthquakes take place 700 kilometers below the seafloor. c.) slabs of ocean floor return to the mantle in subduction zones. d.) ocean - trenches cause earthquakes.

Select all that apply the earth orbits the sun because a. the earth is in motion therefore stays in motion b. the suns gravity pulls the earth in a curved path c. a contact force is pushing the earth