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leo leo

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Accretion specifically refers to:
 a. the passage of geologic time.
  b. the rate of movement of a lithospheric plate.
  c. chunks of crust added to a continent by collision.
  d. the growth of continental shields.
  e. basalt erupting out of a mid-oceanic ridge.

Question 2

Scientists today believe that the movement of lithospheric plates is caused by:
 a. gravitational attraction between Earth and the moon.
  b. convection currents in the mantle.
  c. Earth's revolution around the sun.
  d. the rapid shrinking of Earth's interior.
  e. polarity reversals.



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CourtneyCNorton

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B




leo leo

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Reply 2 on: Aug 7, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Excellent

 

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