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Plate Tectonics

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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

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asthenosphere

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What mechanical layer lies above the core

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Mesosphere lies above the core.

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Subduction occurs when

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Where the crust is destroyed

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Which type of fault is under tension

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Normal Thrust

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Which best describes earths north magnetic pole

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Wondering slowly with no pattern

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Which was an idea used to promote the theory of plate tectonics

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Mountain ranges linking in England and America

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The shadow zone exists due to the of seismic waves

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refraction refraction

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What is true about compasses

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compass magnets can be deflected by earths magnetic field or other permanent magnets

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Which theory of plate movement involves magma rising all the way from the lower mantle to spread the plates apart

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Hot Plumes

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Which type of fault is under compression

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Reverse

Its Thrust!

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Is the following is an intrusive igneous body Pyroclast Lava Flow Lahar Batholith

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Batholith is an intrusive igneous body.

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

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Slab-pull

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Is a type of physical weathering.

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Frost wedging

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The continental crust is what

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The continental crust is up to 70 km thick.

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What is thought to be the main driving force behind plate movement

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slab-pull

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Which is required for karst topography to form

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Limestone

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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

asthenosphere

What mechanical layer lies above the core

Mesosphere lies above the core.

Subduction occurs when

Where the crust is destroyed

Which type of fault is under tension

Normal Thrust

Which best describes earths north magnetic pole

Wondering slowly with no pattern

Which was an idea used to promote the theory of plate tectonics

Mountain ranges linking in England and America

The shadow zone exists due to the of seismic waves

refraction refraction

What is true about compasses

compass magnets can be deflected by earths magnetic field or other permanent magnets

Which theory of plate movement involves magma rising all the way from the lower mantle to spread the plates apart

Hot Plumes

Which type of fault is under compression

Reverse

Its Thrust!

Is the following is an intrusive igneous body Pyroclast Lava Flow Lahar Batholith

Batholith is an intrusive igneous body.

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

Slab-pull

Is a type of physical weathering.

Frost wedging

The continental crust is what

The continental crust is up to 70 km thick.

Minerals that are will bubble when treated with hydrochloric acid

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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

What mechanical layer lies above the core

Subduction occurs when

Which type of fault is under tension

Plate Tectonics

What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

What mechanical layer lies above the core

Subduction occurs when

The shadow zone exists because

Plate Tectonics

What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

What mechanical layer lies above the core

Subduction occurs when

The shadow zone exists because

Plate Tectonics

What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

The shadow zone exists because

Which type of landform develops at plate boundaries where one oceanic plate descends beneath another

Which best describes earths north magnetic pole

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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

What is it called when snow and ice come crashing down a slope

Which type of fault is under tension

Minerals that are will bubble when treated with hydrochloric acid

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