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Which theory of plate movement relies on the weight of the subducting crust

Slab-pull

What mechanical layer lies above the core

Mesosphere lies above the core.

Subduction occurs when

Where the crust is destroyed

Which was an argument used to dispute the theory of plate tectonics

Continents cannot cut through the ocean floor.

Oceanic crust slides under continental crust during subduction because oceanic crust is

denser

What SW state made the atomic bomb

New Mexico .

Which type of fault is under compression

Reverse

Its Thrust!

What causes the pressure to allow diamonds to form in the mantle

The weight of the rocks in the crust and upper mantle.

New crust forms

At ocean ridges

Which of the following is true of permanent magnets

magnetic stuff...

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