Fill-In-The Blanks for Plate Tectonics - Chapter 19

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1. A piece of former oceanic lithosphere is an: .

2. Approximately how fast is North America separating from Eurasia : ______ cm/year .

3. The Gulf of Mexico is a _________ margin. .

4. The age of oceanic lithosphere increases with increasing distance from a .

5. Deep-sea trenches are associated with __________plate boundaries.

6. The Hawaiian Islands are caused by a .

7. The supercontinent Pangaea began to break up during the _________ Era.

8. The Moho lies within the .

9. Typically, the youngest unit is an ophiolite sequence is .

10. Melange deposits are associated with _______________ plate boundaries. .

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