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________ is/are NOT an example of alternative hydrocarbon sources.

The distribution of ________ across the globe provides the primary indicator of boundaries between all tectonic plates.

Iceland is one of the few places in the world that is both above sea level and situated atop a ________ plate boundary.

The distinction between the crust and the mantle is primarily on the basis of a difference in ________; the distinction between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is primarily on the basis of a difference in ________.

A fracture in the crust, where rocks slide past one another, is termed a ________.

Thermohaline circulation carries ________ water from the poles to the equator, where the water becomes ________.

In the figure below, which letters represent the crest and trough?

Saline ocean water is ________ dense than fresh water and provides ________ buoyancy to objects floating in it.

Cleavage in minerals refers to ________.

The primary stream fed by tributaries within a dendritic drainage network is termed a ________ stream.