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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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Which side is day light

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If you mean "which side of planet Earth", that changes all the time, as Earth rotates.

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What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

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Divergant plate boundries

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What is the process of mountain building called

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Orogenesis

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The top layer of the ocean floor is primarily

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The bulk of the ocean floor is composed of ?

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The balance between gravity and buoyancy is called

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isostasy

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After an earthquake which type of seismic wave arrives second at a seismometer

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S waves arrive second after an earthquake.

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What is it called when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement

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It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.

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Organisms living near hydrothermal vents get their energy from where

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sulfur

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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 features are associated with divergant boundaries

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Mountain chains at ocean ridges

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What does the passive continental margin have that the active margin does not

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Continental rise is something the passive continental margin has that the active margin does not

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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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New crust forms

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At ocean ridges

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Which is required for karst topography to form

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Limestone

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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.

Which side is day light

If you mean "which side of planet Earth", that changes all the time, as Earth rotates.

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

Divergant plate boundries

What is the process of mountain building called

Orogenesis

The top layer of the ocean floor is primarily

The bulk of the ocean floor is composed of ?

The balance between gravity and buoyancy is called

isostasy

After an earthquake which type of seismic wave arrives second at a seismometer

S waves arrive second after an earthquake.

What is it called when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement

It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.

Organisms living near hydrothermal vents get their energy from where

sulfur

What is true about compasses

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

Which features are associated with divergant boundaries

Mountain chains at ocean ridges

What does the passive continental margin have that the active margin does not

Continental rise is something the passive continental margin has that the active margin does not

The continental crust is what

The continental crust is up to 70 km thick.

New crust forms

At ocean ridges

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

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Geology

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

Which side is day light

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

What is the process of mountain building called

Plate Tectonics

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

Which side is day light

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

The top layer of the ocean floor is primarily

Plate Tectonics

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

Which side is day light

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

The top layer of the ocean floor is primarily

Plate Tectonics

Which side is day light

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

The balance between gravity and buoyancy is called

After an earthquake which type of seismic wave arrives second at a seismometer

Earthquakes

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

A large water wave called a can be generated by underwater earthquakes

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

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

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