Author Question: Using Figure 12.25 in your textbook, which of the following is not a normal consequence of an ... (Read 29 times)

javeds · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Using Figure 12.25 in your textbook, which of the following is not a normal consequence of an oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary?

A) The denser crust subducts the less dense plate.
B) Thrust faults lift up above the subduction zone.
C) A volcanic island arc forms above where the subducting plate melts.
D) A trench forms at the location where subduction begins.

Question 2

How do we track the earth's magnetic field back through time?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

How can we use sedimentary rocks to substantiate the moving of the continents through time?

What will be an ideal response?

AngeliqueG · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

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Answer to Question 3

Answer: Sedimentary rocks contain a record of their environment of deposition. Therefore, if you find coal in northern Canada, you can surmise that this coal was created when northern Canada was located closer towards the equator.