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Mountain ranges and belts are built through the process of

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orogenesis

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What was used to dispute continental drift

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Evidence of land bridges was used to dispute continental drift.

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What was used to by Wegner to establish continental drift

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Mesosaurus fossils

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Why do diamonds form in the mantle

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Diamonds are able to form in the Earthâ??s mantle. This is because there is carbon and great amounts of heat and pressure.

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Most deformable layer of the Earth

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mantle

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Which mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

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The asthenosphere lies below the lithosphere.

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Why is ocean crust subducted under continental crust

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The oceanic crust is denser

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Mountain ranges and belts are built through the process of

orogenesis

What was used to dispute continental drift

Evidence of land bridges was used to dispute continental drift.

What was used to by Wegner to establish continental drift

Mesosaurus fossils

Why do diamonds form in the mantle

Diamonds are able to form in the Earthâ??s mantle. This is because there is carbon and great amounts of heat and pressure.

Most deformable layer of the Earth

mantle

Which mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

The asthenosphere lies below the lithosphere.

Why is ocean crust subducted under continental crust

The oceanic crust is denser

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What makes up the asthenosphere

Mountain ranges and belts are built through the process of

What was used to dispute continental drift

What was used to by Wegner to establish continental drift

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What makes up the asthenosphere

In addition to plate tectonics what is the other main driving force of the rock cycle

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What is the upper section of the lithosphere

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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere

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What keeps the inner core in a solid state

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