Which of these underlying causes is responsible for the churning of the Earth's insides that ultimately drives plate tectonics?


Answer: Loss of primordial heat left over from the Earth's formation

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The name of the location within Earth where earthquakes originate is the ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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Name, locate, and describe Earth’s three concentric layers. What are these divisions based on and what

volume does each layer take up? What will be an ideal response?

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A soil that has nearly equal amounts of clay, silt and sand is called ________

A) rich B) clayey C) lane D) loam

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What type of map depicts the shape of the land surface by showing the elevation of the land surface with a series of lines called contours?

A. topographic map B. satellite image C. geologic map D. shaded relief map

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