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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

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asthenosphere

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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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Magnetic stripes on the seafloor are caused in part by

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movement of ocean crust.

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Which type of fault is under compression

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Its Thrust!

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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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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

asthenosphere

A fault generally occurs at a transform boundary

A strike-slip fault generally occurs at a transform boundary

Magnetic stripes on the seafloor are caused in part by

movement of ocean crust.

Which type of fault is under compression

Reverse

Its Thrust!

The continental crust is what

The continental crust is up to 70 km thick.

New crust forms

At ocean ridges

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

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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

What happens during subduction

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