on boundaries where one plate is subduction under the other
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Transform faults, such as the San Andreas Fault system in California, occur on boundaries where plates are sliding past each other.
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on boundaries where plates are sliding past each other
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Transform faults, such as the San Andreas Fault system in California, occur on boundaries where plates are sliding past each other.
Transform faults, such as the San Andreas Fault system in California, occur where?
on boundaries where plates are spreading apart
on boundaries where plates are colliding
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Two continental plates colliding is the process that built the Himalayas, the tallest mountains on Earth.
the creation of rift valleys
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two oceanic plates colliding
seafloor spreading
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two continental plates colliding
What process is building the Himalayas, the tallest mountains on Earth?
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Two continental plates colliding is the process that built the Himalayas, the tallest mountains on Earth.
a single gigantic continent that existed 250 million years ago
a microorganism that grows at hydrothermal vents
What is Pangea?
a deep-ocean trench
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Pangea was a single gigantic continent that existed 250 million years ago.
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Pangea was a single gigantic continent that existed 250 million years ago.
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the name of a panda living at the San Diego Zoo
continental crust only
continental and/or oceanic crust plus a small part of the upper mantle
the outer core only
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Plates are composed of continental and/or oceanic crust plus a small part of the upper mantle.
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Plates are composed of continental and/or oceanic crust plus a small part of the upper mantle.
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oceanic crust only
What are plates composed of?
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Where do mid-ocean ridges form?
on boundaries where one plate is subjecting under the other
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Mid-ocean ridges form on boundaries where plates are spreading apart.
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Mid-ocean ridges form on boundaries where plates are spreading apart.
The theory of plate tectonics helps explain which of
the following?
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the symbiotic relationship between tubeworms and bacteria
the extinction of the dinosaurs
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The theory of plate tectonics helps explain the
movement of continents and the occurrence of volcanoes and earthquakes
the movment of continents and the occurrence of volcanoes
and earthquakes
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The theory of plate tectonics helps explain the
movement of continents and the occurrence of volcanoes and earthquakes
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