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LaDunn

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on: Jul 14, 2018
The mantle plume in the Pacific Ocean is currently beneath the island of ________.
 
  A) Oahu
  B) Molokai
  C) Maui
  D) Hawaii

Question 2

Some kind of ________ (upward movement of less dense material and downward movement of more dense material) appears to drive the motion of plates.
 
  A) convection
  B) dissolution
  C) slab pull
  D) ridge push


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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LaDunn

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Reply #2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Correct answers!


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