How are subduction and the origin of magma related?
Where an ocean plate is subducted beneath either a continental plate or another oceanic plate, a belt of volcanoes and plutons is found near the leading edge of the overriding plate. This indicates the presence of magma below Earth's surface at these locations.
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Which type of energy is least involved with waves crashing on a beach and retreating back to sea?
A) frictional energy B) mechanical energy C) gravitational energy D) sound energy
Which of the following do Christianity, individualism, and patriarchy have in common?
a. Hierarchy b. Inequality c. Connections between environmental domination and social domination d. All of the above
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A. deep ecology B. development ethic C. morals D. Aldo Leopold E. industrial ecology F. preservation ethic G. ethics H. John Muir I. Rachel Carson J. environmental justice K. Ralph Waldo Emerson L. conservation ethic M. Henry David Thoreau