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The Plate Tectonic supercycle

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1
In stage 4 which of the following is true?
The Climate is cold
slow subduction and rifting occur
Origin is prone to rifting and boundaries begin to form
subduction and spreading is at max
2
In stage five which of the following is true?
Continents break-up
Mountain building and thermal uplifting occur
The climate is hot
High sea levels at this time
3
In stage three which of the following is true?
New continents emerge
Carbon dioxide levels rise
continents disperse
Supercontinent breaks up
4
In stage two which of the following is true?
There was pressure from the ocean surround the continent causing it to sag
The continent didn't sag since there was already multiple
There was heat build up under the continent causing it to sag
There was heat building up around the continent causing it to sag
5
Who proposed the Wilson cycle (plate tectonic supercycle)
Owen Wilson
John Tuzo Wilson
Edward Osborn Wilson
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
6
In the first Stage of the plate tectonic supercycle which of the following is true?
There was a single continent that was sagging
There were multiple continents
There were multiple continents with subduction zones
There was a single continent
7
The Wilson cycle and the plate tectonic supercycle is the same thing
False
True
8
What Stage are we in now?
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 3
Stage 4