Question

What are the characteristics of mountains formed by quickly moving divergent plates?
Group of answer choices

narrow and gentle slopes

narrow and steep slopes

wide and gentle slopes

wide and steep slopes

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Question 21 pts
How do fault-block mountains form?
Group of answer choices

Magma wells up from the mantle, then cools to form rock.

Deep rock breaks apart, causing sections to rise or fall.

Sideways pressure causes the rock to fold and eventually break.

Convection pulls one tectonic plate underneath another.

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Question 31 pts
Where does mountain formation generally occur?
Group of answer choices

divergent and convergent boundaries

divergent boundaries

transform and convergent boundaries

transform boundaries

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Question 41 pts
How do younger rocks in an oceanic plate differ from older rocks in the same plate? Select ALL that apply.
Group of answer choices

Older rocks are less dense and warmer.

Older rocks are denser and cooler.

Younger rocks are denser and cooler.

Younger rocks are less dense and warmer.

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Question 51 pts
How do mountains form at convergent boundaries?
Group of answer choices

Rocks buckle and fold due to pressure.

Magma melts rock and causes it to break.

Magma bubbles up to form new rocks.

Plates are pulled away from each other.

Answer 1

Question 1: wide and gentle slopes

Question 2: Deep rock breaks apart, causing sections to rise or fall.

Question 3: divergent and convergent boundaries

Question 4: Older rocks are denser and cooler. AND Younger rocks are less dense and warmer.

Question 5: Rocks buckle and fold due to pressure.