Multiple Choice
The concept that suggests the asthenosphere flows laterally away from a region to make space for a heavy lithospheric mass is known as ___________________.
A) seafloor spreading
B) convergence
C) divergence
D) isostasy
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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