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ConcepTest: Plate Motion and Effect on Cities #3

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

Question:

Review the map of the plates below and identify which pair of locations is moving further apart as a result of plate tectonics.

a. Bombay and Sydney
b. Hawaii and Tokyo
c. New York and London
d. Mexico City and Hawaii

Worldwide Tectonic Map

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