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ConcepTest: Worldwide Applications of Tectonic Theory #10

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 answer the following question. Which location is near a site where the continental lithosphere will break apart to form a new ocean basin?

a. A
b. B
c. G
d. E

Worldwide Tectonic Map

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