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TFauchery

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Where might magma be generated in a newly formed collisional mountain belt?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Winds are usually named for:
 
  A) the direction or place from which they are blowing.
  B) the approximate latitude of their origin.
  C) the altitude where they are strongest.
  D) the direction or place to which they are heading.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Partial melting and the formation of magma can occur in the deepest and most deformed interior of the developing mountain belt.

Answer to Question 2

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