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What is the mechanical layer of Earth that has the most active convection currents

The Earth's core.

What causes the pressure that allows diamonds to form in the mantle

The weight of the rocks in the crust and upper mantle results in the pressure that allows diamonds to form.

Which best describes earths north magnetic pole

Wondering slowly with no pattern

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

denser

What kind of fault moves because it is under tension

A normal fault moves because it is under tension.

New crust forms what kind of new boundaries

Divergent boundaries create new crust.

What does Ehat mean

Existing

What did the magnetic strips prove in seafloor spreading

They proved that the seafloor was spreading.

Where does the south pole a compass magnet points

The north of the compass points to Earth's magnetic south pole, which is to the north.

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