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The thicker crust of mountains ____.
 A)sinks into thinner crust at depth
 B)floats on denser rock at depth
 C)is more dense than oceanic crust
 D)reduces faulting during orogeny
 E)is more dense than other continental crust

Question 2

At transform plate boundaries, ____.
 A)lithosphere is neither created or destroyed
 B)plates move horizontally past each other
 C)active volcanism is abruptly stopped
 D)plates move laterally past each other and active volcanism occurs
 E)continental crust is transformed into seafloor crust



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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