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Zulu123

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Differential movement on faults has produced uplifted blocks called ____ and down-dropped blocks called ____.
 A)domes; basins
 B)strike faults; dip faults
 C)dip faults; strike faults
 D)grabens; horsts
 E)horsts; grabens

Question 2

What statement most accurately describes the theory of seafloor spreading?
 A)Subduction zones produce oceanic crust that moves away from these zones by seafloor spreading toward mid-oceanic ridges where it is consumed.
 B)Oceanic crust continuously forms across the seafloor and is moved by subduction zones toward mid-oceanic ridges where it is consumed.
 C)Oceanic crust continuously forms at mid-oceanic ridges, moves away from these ridges by seafloor spreading, and is consumed at subduction zones.
 D)Earth's molten core material erupts at mid-oceanic ridges, moves away from these ridges by seafloor spreading, and is consumed at subduction zones.
 E)Subduction zones force oceanic crust to spread across the seafloor before being consumed at a fault valley.



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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

C



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