What is the mechanical layer of Earth that has the most active convection currents
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The Earth's core.
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What happens during subduction
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Dense oceanic crust slides under less dense continental
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A fault generally occurs at a transform boundary
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A strike-slip fault generally occurs at a transform boundary
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What keeps the inner core in a solid state
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high pressure
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What causes the pressure that allows diamonds to form in the mantle
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The weight of the rocks in the crust and upper mantle results in
the pressure that allows diamonds to form.
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How does earths solid inner core affect seismic waves
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Seismic waves contain both P waves and S waves. P waves can
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could not pass through the core.
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Which of the following statements about racial groups in the US is true
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Which of the following statements about racial groups in the
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What is the source of energy drives the movement of the lithosphere plates
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Convection cells
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What are statement that are true of magnets
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A magnet always has two poles.
They have a magnetic field.
Electromagnets can be made much stronger than permanent magnets.
A magnet always has two poles.
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New crust forms
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At ocean ridges
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Which of the following is true of permanent magnets
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magnetic stuff...
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What is the mechanical layer of Earth that has the most active convection currents
The Earth's core.
What happens during subduction
Dense oceanic crust slides under less dense continental
crust
A fault generally occurs at a transform boundary
A strike-slip fault generally occurs at a transform boundary
What keeps the inner core in a solid state
high pressure
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.
How does earths solid inner core affect seismic waves
Seismic waves contain both P waves and S waves. P waves can
travel through the Earth including the inner core while S waves
could not pass through the core.
Which of the following statements about racial groups in the US is true
Which of the following statements about racial groups in the
U.S. is true?
What is the source of energy drives the movement of the lithosphere plates
Convection cells
What are statement that are true of magnets
A magnet always has two poles.
They have a magnetic field.
Electromagnets can be made much stronger than permanent magnets.
A magnet always has two poles.
New crust forms
At ocean ridges
Which of the following is true of permanent magnets