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What causes magma in the mantle to rise towards the Earth's surface?

• It becomes more dense

• It becomes less dense

• It cools down

• It sinks back towards the core

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What is the lithosphere compared to in the text?

• A pot of boiling water

• A cracked egg shell

• A flowing river

• A solid rock

What is the process that creates a circular current of flowing rock?

• Convection currents

• Ocean currents

• Wind currents

• River currents

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What is the main cause of the Himalayan mountains growing taller?

• Erosion

• Convergent boundary

• Volcanic activity

• Earthquakes

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What is created when an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate?

• A mountain range

• A subduction zone

• A desert

• A river

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What type of boundary exists where two plates slide past one another?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction boundary

What is the Ring of Fire known for?

• Deserts and rivers

• Volcanoes and earthquakes

• Forests and lakes

• Mountains and valleys

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What is the pace at which plates move away from each other at a divergent boundary?

• 1-2 inches a year

• 3-4 inches a year

• 5-6 inches a year

• 7-8 inches a year

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What is a famous transform boundary known for earthquakes?

• Along the coast of Florida

• Along the coast of California

• Along the coast of Texas

• Along the coast of New York

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Alfred Wegener was the first scientist who proposed that continents may be moving. What evidence did he use to come to this conclusion?

• Fossil evidence

• Ocean currents

• Mountain ranges

• Weather patterns

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