All of the Following Processes Aid the Lithosphere in Becoming

question 65

Multiple Choice

All of the following processes aid the lithosphere in becoming denser than the asthenosphere except

• A) cooling and contracting.
• B) forming by decompression melting.
• C) thickening by addition to the base.
• D) metamorphosing into eclogite.

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