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elizabeth18

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on: Jul 15, 2018

Draw a cross-section of an oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary. Show the directions of
  relative plate motion. Put stars for the locations of earthquakes. Put triangles with smoke out the top
  for the locations of volcanoes. Label the trench and subduction complex. What will be an ideal response?



Question 2

What are four of the many things that plate tectonics theory explains or whose explanations it has
  influenced? What will be an ideal response?



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cam1229

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

See Figure 2.19b.

Answer to Question 2

Plate tectonics explains, at least to some extent, all of the following phenomena: the distribution of
earthquakes and volcanoes, the locations of ore deposits and mountain systems, climate and ocean
circulation patterns, and the geographic distribution, evolution and extinction of life forms.



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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Excellent

sarah_brady415

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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