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Basalt predominates _____   a. in the oceans   b. in composite volcanoes   c. in the interior of continents   d. in Yellowstone _________ crust somewhat thicker than _________ and is between about 25 and 40 kilometers thick.   a. Ocean,  continental crust   b. Subduction, ocean crust   c. Continental,  ocean crust   d. Ocean, the lithosphere __________ have been created by “sweeping together,” (by dynamic processes): igneous rocks (both volcanic and plutonic), sedimentary rocks, rocks of all types from the ocean basins, and metamorphic rocks (created by modifying all the other rocks by heat and pressure).   a. Continents   b. Mass wasting deposits   c. Ocean floors   d. Planets

Basalt predominates _____   a. in the oceans   b. in composite volcanoes   c. in the interior of continents   d. in Yellowstone _________ crust somewhat thicker than _________ and is between about 25 and 40 kilometers thick.   a. Ocean,  continental crust   b. Subduction, ocean crust   c. Continental,  ocean crust   d. Ocean, the lithosphere __________ have been created by “sweeping together,” (by dynamic processes): igneous rocks (both volcanic and plutonic), sedimentary rocks, rocks of all types from the ocean basins, and metamorphic rocks (created by modifying all the other rocks by heat and pressure).   a. Continents   b. Mass wasting deposits   c. Ocean floors   d. Planets

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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ISBN:9780134746241
Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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Basalt predominates _____
  a.
in the oceans
  b.
in composite volcanoes
  c.
in the interior of continents
  d.
in Yellowstone
  1. _________ crust somewhat thicker than _________ and is between about 25 and 40 kilometers thick.
      a.
    Ocean,  continental crust
      b.
    Subduction, ocean crust
      c.
    Continental,  ocean crust
      d.
    Ocean, the lithosphere
    __________ have been created by “sweeping together,” (by dynamic processes): igneous rocks (both volcanic and plutonic), sedimentary rocks, rocks of all types from the ocean basins, and metamorphic rocks (created by modifying all the other rocks by heat and pressure).
      a.
    Continents
      b.
    Mass wasting deposits
      c.
    Ocean floors
      d.
    Planets
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