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

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It is a tsunami.

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

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The weight of the rocks in the crust and upper mantle results in the pressure that allows diamonds to form.

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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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Mountain ranges and belts are built through the process of

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orogenesis

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The balance between gravity and buoyancy is called

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isostasy

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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 epicenter of an earthquake is the point on the earth's surface

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The intensity of an earthquake measures the effect of an earthquake

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New crust forms

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At ocean ridges

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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.

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

It is a tsunami.

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.

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

Divergant plate boundries

Mountain ranges and belts are built through the process of

orogenesis

The balance between gravity and buoyancy is called

isostasy

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 epicenter of an earthquake is the point on the earth's surface

The intensity of an earthquake measures the effect of an earthquake

The top layer of the ocean floor is primarily

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