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ahriuashd

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What is an accretionary wedge?
 
  A) Deformed and thrust-faulted continental lithosphere
  B) A fan of sediments at the bottom of a deep-ocean trench
  C) Sediments and ocean crust fragments being scraped off of a subducting plate
  D) Fault blocks that are slipping down due to extension in a back-arc basin

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How can subduction result in the emplacement of batholiths?
 
  A) Partial melting of the mantle overlying the subducting plate creates magma.
  B) Decompression melting of the plate creates magma.
  C) Friction of descending plate creates magma.
  D) Pillow basalts get subducted with plate and forced into overriding plate.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A




ahriuashd

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Gracias!


alvinum

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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