Which of the following statements apply to the asthenosphere, but not the lithosphere?
A) cool, rigid layer of crust and upper mantle that forms the tectonic plates
B) partial melting of rising granitic plumes produces huge volumes of basaltic magma
C) deforms mainly by brittle fracturing and faulting
D) zone in the upper mantle that deforms by plastic flowage
D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
A landmass in the Precambrian made up of North America, Greenland, parts of northwestern Scotland, and perhaps
some of the Baltic shield of Scandinavia was ____. a. Gondwana b. Laurentia c. Rodinia d. Pangaea e. Antarctica
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A) The Jackson Plan B) The Final Solution C) The Trail of Tears D) The Great Indian Removal