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AEWBW

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A multiple terraces results from
 
  A) collapse of a sea arch.
  B) beach drift.
  C) a tsunami.
  D) lowering sea level or tectonic uplift.
  E) undercutting action along an emergent coastline.

Question 2

Plate movement that results from the downward gravitational pull of dense oceanic crust at subductions zones is known as
 
  A) ridge push
  B) transverse faulting.
  C) divergent upwelling.
  D) seafloor magnification.
  E) slab pull.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

E



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