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what type of plate boundary is shown <- ->

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Divergent plate boundary

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describe the force that is causing the plates to move as shown by the arrows

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plates move away

gravity pulls back

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where would be the hottest oceanic crust

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mid ocean ridge

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many california earthquakes are caused by

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two plates sliding past one another

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provides evidence that a giant landmass existed near the equator about 25o million years ago

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glossopteris

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what type of plate boundary is shown <- ->

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divergent plate boundary

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describe the force that is causing the plates to move as shown by the arrows

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plates move away

gravity pulls back

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where would be the hottest oceanic crust

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mid ocean ridge

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many California earthquakes are caused by

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two plates sliding past one another

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provides evidence that a giant landmass existed near the equator about 250 million years ago

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glossopteris

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a subduction zone is located at a _______ plate boundary

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convergent

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13
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is a force that occurs at a convergent plate boundary

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slab pull

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in the asthenosphere is thought to be the driving forces of plate movements

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convection

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differences in temperature of oceanic crust support

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seafloor spreading, plate tectonics

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most mountains on earths continents formed along ____ plate boundaries

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convergents

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the theory of ________ states is that earths surface is made of plates that move in respect to each other

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plate tectonics

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Wagener proposed that all continents were once part of supercontinent

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pangea

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the idea of _______ provides a mechanism to explain how continents move

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seafloor spreading

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the shape of continental coastlines were one of the main pieces of evidence -

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continental drift

21
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in divergent plate boundary

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two plates seperate

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