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Charlie

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The Hawaiian Islands are located where the Pacific plate is ________.
 
  A) being subducted beneath the North American plate
  B) being subducted beneath Japan
  C) being thrust over the North American plate
  D) being thrust under Japan
  E) moving over a hot spot or mantle plume

Question 2

Which of the following is a biogenous sediment?
 
  A) Evaporites
  B) Halites
  C) Manganese nodule
  D) Phosphates
  E) Stromatolites


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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

E


Charlie

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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