Active continental margins where an oceanic plate sinks into the mantle are called ____ zones.
A) divergent
B) transform
C) terrigenous
D) subduction
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Q27: Island arcs grow from _.
A) atolls
B) passive
Q28: The age of the oldest ocean floor
Q29: Rift valleys can be found at _
Q30: How do atolls form?
A) A fringing reef
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Q33: How could the Mid-Ocean Ridge system have
Q34: If a series of island arcs collide
Q35: Sediment gravity flows can erode steep-sided valleys
Q36: What led to the discovery of mid-ocean
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