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Which layer of Earth is best characterized as a layer of soft, hot rock?(1 point)
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inner core
inner core
outer core
outer core
crust
crust
mantle
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inner core
inner core
outer core
outer core
crust
crust
mantle
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What happens at a convergent plate boundary?(1 point)
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Earth’s rock plates slide past each other
Earth’s rock plates slide past each other
Earth's rock plates pull away from each other
Earth's rock plates pull away from each other
Earth’s rock plates grow denser
Earth’s rock plates grow denser
Earth’s rock plates collide with one another
Earth’s rock plates collide with one another
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Earth’s rock plates slide past each other
Earth’s rock plates slide past each other
Earth's rock plates pull away from each other
Earth's rock plates pull away from each other
Earth’s rock plates grow denser
Earth’s rock plates grow denser
Earth’s rock plates collide with one another
Earth’s rock plates collide with one another
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Which statement best explains the process of subduction?(1 point)
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Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate.
Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate.
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
An oceanic plate covers a continental plate.
An oceanic plate covers a continental plate.
One plates slides past another plate horizontally.
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Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate.
Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate.
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
An oceanic plate covers a continental plate.
An oceanic plate covers a continental plate.
One plates slides past another plate horizontally.