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

The Earth's core.

The shadow zone exists because

the mantle and core are composed of different material

P waves refract as they travel through Earth. The shadow zone exists because of seismic waves. The shadows show when the earth spins around.

What best describes Earth's north magnetic pole

Wandering with no pattern

The dynamo theory states that Earth's magnetic field is created in the layer known as the

core

Which describes how a compass works

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

Which best describes earths north magnetic pole

Wondering slowly with no pattern

The sun's pole reversals are tied to its

The sun's pole reversal is tied to the cycle of sunspots.
The suns pole reversals are tied to its seasons. This can be shown on a graph.

How does the age of the oldest continental crust compare to the age of the oldest ocean crust

The oldest continental crust would be between three and one half to four billion years older than the oldest oceanic crust. This is due to the fact that ocean plates are subducted under the continental plates, subjected to partial melt and essentially recycled in the mantle before reforming.

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

denser

What is true about compasses

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

What does Ehat mean

Existing

Which of the Earths layers is just below lower mantle

The molten bit of the Iron core.

What did the magnetic strips prove in seafloor spreading

They proved that the seafloor was spreading.

The continental crust is what

The continental crust is up to 70 km thick.

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.

Which of the following is true of permanent magnets

magnetic stuff...

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