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Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 46.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Where is the top of the asthenosphere closest to the earth’s surface?  A. Next to a subduction zone  B. Underneath a collision zone  C. In the center of continental plates (craton)  D. Underneath a transform fault  E. Underneath a mid-ocean ridge Question 2 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points James Hutton’s statement that “the present is the key to the past” (uniformitarianism) is demonstrated by ________.  A. the Earth’s landscapes are fixed and have not changed  B. ancient sedimentary rocks formed by similar processes as are observed today  C. the volcano that erupted last year on August 15 will occur every 10 years on that date  D. gravity being a recent phenomenon and not changing metamorphic rocks in the past  E. the fact that our human ancestors hunted dinosaurs for millennia Feedback:01.3 Question 3 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions?  A. Subduc