At a subduction zone,the downgoing (subducting) plate ____________.
A) is always composed of continental lithosphere
B) is always composed of oceanic lithosphere
C) may be composed or either oceanic or continental lithosphere
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A)convergent plate boundaries
B)divergent plate
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Q36: Summed over the entire surface of Earth,_.
A)the
Q36: Oceanic lithosphere thickens away from the mid-ocean
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A)an
Q42: Hot spots are caused by _.
A)friction due
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