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Geography, 11.01.2020 06:31 vanessacox45

1. the heat that drives the convection cells located in earth originates in the
crust.
inner core.
mantle.
outer core.

2. the hawaiian islands formed into their current shape because a magma plume ejected magma through a moving crust. this is a great example of
a divergent boundary.
hotspot activity.
the mid-ocean ridge.
oceanic trenches.

3. when an earthquake occurs, the actual point of earth movement is called and the point on the surface right above this is called the
asthenosphere / lithosphere
epicenter / focusfocus / epicenter
crust / mantle

4. in order to prevent a mass erosion event, such as the 1930s dust bowl, which of the following should farmers do?
remove worms, ants, and other organisms that live in the soil.
keep the land irrigated.
remove native grasses.

plant the same crops from year to year to acclimate the soil.

5. explain the scientific belief of continental drift. include the concepts of sea-floor spreading and subduction in your response.

6. many of the open land in your area is being turned into housing developments with roofs, roads, and driveways covering up the soil.
explain to your local planning board the functions soil serve and why it is important to preserve soil.

7. you just won a trip to journey to the center of the earth in an amazing new heat-resistant ship made of a transparent material. when you return, you are expected to write a paragraph explaining to middle school students, the convection cells you saw in
earth's mantle. write your rough draft here.

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