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burton19126

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A circular or oval fold in which the strata are up-arched and the marginal strata are ___________________ _ than those of the interior is known as a dome.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Mantle plumes and hot spots help geologists ____.
 A)explain some of the geologic activity occurring at or near plate boundaries
 B)determine both direction and rate of plate movement
 C)predict the formation of new continents
 D)determine the nearest divergent plate boundary
 E)understand the fossil distribution found in igneous rocks



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Answer to Question 1

younger

Answer to Question 2

B



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