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OSWALD

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What kind of subduction occurs when younger, warmer, less-dense lithosphere dips under another plate at shallower angles because it is too buoyant to sink?
 
  A) Forced subduction
  B) Mantle plume subduction
  C) Spontaneous subduction
  D) Overriding subduction

Question 2

Which of the following locations displays a triple junction that resulted from a rising mantle plume?
 
  A) Eastern Africa/Arabian Peninsula
  B) East Pacific Rise
  C) Japan/East Asia
  D) Mid-Atlantic Ridge


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mohan

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

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


OSWALD

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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