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What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

  • Asthenospheric thermal convection (correct)
  • Seismic activity
  • Mantle plumes
  • Core composition

    • What are the main components of the Earth's mantle?

  • Aluminum and silicon
  • Calcium carbonate
  • Sodium chloride
  • Iron and magnesium silicate minerals (correct)

    • Which layer of the Earth is primarily composed of low-density silicate minerals?

  • Mantle
  • Inner core
  • Crust (correct)
  • Outer core

    • What is the evidence for plate tectonics?

    <p>Configuration of ocean basins and continents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are mantle plumes, hotspots, sea-mounts, and table-mounts related to plate tectonics?

    <p>They are related to mantle convection</p> Signup and view all the answers

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