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Base your answer to this question on the cross section below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The cross section shows the boundary between the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate. The boundary between the asthenosphere and the stiffer mantle is located below the Earth's surface at a depth of approximately North American Plate Juan de Fuca Plate Pacific Ocean HOceanic crust Continental crust Mantle Mantle (Not drawn to scale) 3000 km 700 km O 2500 km O 100 km

Base your answer to this question on the cross section below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The cross section shows the boundary between the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate. The boundary between the asthenosphere and the stiffer mantle is located below the Earth's surface at a depth of approximately North American Plate Juan de Fuca Plate Pacific Ocean HOceanic crust Continental crust Mantle Mantle (Not drawn to scale) 3000 km 700 km O 2500 km O 100 km

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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HOceanic crust Base your answer to this question on the cross section below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The cross section shows the boundary between the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate. The boundary between the asthenosphere and the stiffer mantle is located below the Earth's surface at a depth of approximately North American Plate Juan de Fuca Plate Pacific Ocean Continental crust Mantle Mantle (Not drawn to scale) 3000 km 700 km 2500 km 100 km -> % & 9 O O
Transcribed Image Text:HOceanic crust Base your answer to this question on the cross section below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The cross section shows the boundary between the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate. The boundary between the asthenosphere and the stiffer mantle is located below the Earth's surface at a depth of approximately North American Plate Juan de Fuca Plate Pacific Ocean Continental crust Mantle Mantle (Not drawn to scale) 3000 km 700 km 2500 km 100 km -> % & 9 O O
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