Why do most earthquakes occur along the circum-Pacific belt? What will be an ideal response?
Convergent plate boundaries line the Pacific basin, since the Pacific is shrinking and the Atlantic is
growing due to plate tectonics motions. As plates subduct, they create earthquakes along their distance.
The Pacific basin also has some transform faults along it, including the San Andreas in California.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) sweat. B) skin. C) T cells. D) the inflammatory response.
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