Question

At a subduction zone, the overriding plate ________. A. is always composed of continental lithosphere B. is always composed of oceanic lithosphere C. may be composed of either oceanic or continental lithosphere D. is composed entirely of asthenosphere

Answer 1

Answer:

D. combined to form a supercontinent (he termed Pangaea) in the late Paleozoic through the Mesozoic

Explanation:

Wegener proposed continental drift after he observed evidence from fossils, glacial, deposits, and the fit of the continents that suggested all of the continents were once

A. aligned north to south along the prime meridian during the late Cenozoic

B. aligned east to west along the equator during the late Mesozoic through the Cenozoic

C. combined to form a supercontinent (he termed Rodinia) in the Proterozoic

D. combined to form a supercontinent (he termed Pangaea) in the late Paleozoic through the Mesozoic