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

The Earth's core.

A fault generally occurs at a transform boundary

A strike-slip fault generally occurs at a transform boundary

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

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.

About how often do earths magnetic poles reverse

every 250,000 years :)

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.

What does Ehat mean

Existing

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.

New crust forms

At ocean ridges

Which is required for karst topography to form

Limestone

Which of the following is true of permanent magnets

magnetic stuff...

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