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| what forms as plates converge? |
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| oceans are opening at a rate of about 1 to 3 inches per? |
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| the number of lithsphere plates is ? |
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| divergent plate margins form? |
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| over the rising portion of asthenospheric convection cells. |
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| zones of subduction are associated with? |
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| the magnetic zonation of the oceanic crust is do to? |
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| magnetic reversals that occurred as the balsaltic rock was being formed. |
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| the magnetic zonation of the oceanic crust is do to? |
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| magnetic reversals that occurred as the balsaltic rock was being formed. |
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deep-sea trenches are located?
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| the convection currents that are thought to drive the plates are located within the earths? |
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| the unique feature of the athenosphere is that it is ? |
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| the most dominant surface features associated with convergent plate margins are? |
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| the temperature at which spontaneous magnetic ordering occurs, |
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| the force generated by the sinking portion of an asthenospheric convection cell |
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| the force generated st the base of the lithosphere by the movement of the underlying asthenosphere. |
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| the combination of the crust and the outer portion of the mantle |
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| the lateral movement of the crust away from the oceanic ridge |
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| the topography of the ocean bottom |
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| the angle between the direction of the magnetic fields and thr horizontal |
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| the breaking of the lithosphere under tensional forces |
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