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The compressional movement of plate boundaries, such as observed at the Juan De Fuca plate, is representative of
  which type of boundary?
  a. Transform
  b. Divergent
  c. Convergent
  d. Spreading center
  e. Subduction



Question 2

Within Earth's mantle, convection cells move lithospheric plates toward ____ and away from ____.
  a. spreading centers; subduction zones
  b. subduction zones; spreading centers
  c. subduction zones; continental crust
  d. spreading centers; hot spots
  e. hot spots; spreading centers




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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b





 

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