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volcanoes

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oceanic lithosphere is________ at convergent boundaries destroyed
typical sea floor spreading rate is...... 5 centimeter per year
boundary where new oceanic crust is formed divergent
results of divergence on the continent (eXAMPLE) east african rift
what causes the downward sliding characteristic of ridge push gravity
as the pacific plate moves over a ... the hawaiian islands formed hot spot
as one moves away from the mid ocean ridges, the age of the rocks increase
yellowstone national parks igneous activity is the result of .. activity intraplate
shield volcanoes can grow from the sea floor to form islands
what part of earth is divided into plates lithosphere
landforms at oceanic divergent boundaries oceanic ridges
a plate can be made up of what type of lithosphere both continental and oceanic
volcanoes with alternating layers of lava and pyroclastics composite cone
unequal heating of the mantle produces... that drives plate tectonics convection
plate boundary where two plates move together convergent
the himalayas are the result of what type of plate boundary convergent-continental- continental
boundary responsible for volcanic island arcs convergent-oceanic-oceanic
layers that make up the lithosphere crust and upper mantle
magma rises because of decreased density
deep ocean trenches are associated with... subduction zone
boundary where plates grind past one another transform fault
the most popular bird to observe next week turkey
composite cones produce the most...... eruptions violent
continnental colcantic arcs are formed at what type of boundary oceanic continental convergence
explains the orientation of magnetic minerals in rocks paleomgnetism
magnetic________provide evidence for sea floor spreading reversals
most of earths active volcanoes are associated with the... ring of fire
western north american transform fault boundary san andreas fault
results where there is oceanic divergence sea floor spreading
hawaiian volcanoes are broad gently sloping............ volcanoes shield
three things that determine the violance of a volcano silica content,viscosity, dissolved gasses
force of downward convection in the mantle slab pull
process where oceanic crust is pushed down into the mantle subduction
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