Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follow.

1. Identify the three plates in the diagram and name the materials that make up each plate.

2. Which type of plate boundary occurs at Y? 

3. What feature occurs at X and how does it form? 

Plate Boundaries Ocean Moor Continent Ocean foor Mantle z-
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Transcribed Image Text:Plate Boundaries Ocean Moor Continent Ocean foor Mantle z-
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