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When plates push together, they produce the force of ___________________.
folded
folded mountains
continental drift
compression
continents
rift valley
plate tectonics
shear
Compression force can push the ground at the boundary of plates upward, forming ____________ mountains.
folded
folded mountains
continental drift
compression
continents
rift valley
plate tectonics
shear
When plates slide past each other, they create ________________________.
folded
folded mountains
continental drift
compression
continents
rift valley
plate tectonics
shear
The theory that states that the continents were once one landmass and that they drifted to their present positions over many years is called _____________________________.
folded
folded mountains
continental drift
compression
continents
rift valley
plate tectonics
shear
The theory of continental drift states that Earth’s ______________ were once one landmass.
folded
folded mountains
continental drift
compression
continents
rift valley
plate tectonics
shear
As hardened magma builds up on both sides of a plate boundary, a(an) _________________ forms at the center of a mid-ocean ridge.
folded
folded mountains
continental drift
compression
continents
rift valley
plate tectonics
shear
Later, scientists developed the theory of _______________________.
folded
folded mountains
continental drift
compression
continents
rift valley
plate tectonics
shear
The force of compression can form ______________________ at the point where two plates push together.
folded
folded mountains
continental drift
compression
continents
rift valley
plate tectonics
shear
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