Plate Movement and Deformation Quiz
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What is the major type of stress at divergent plate boundaries?

  • Shearing
  • Lithification
  • Tension (correct)
  • Compression
  • What type of stress is most common at convergent plate boundaries?

  • Erosion
  • Compression (correct)
  • Shearing
  • Tension
  • What can result from compression at convergent plate boundaries?

  • Mountains and hills (correct)
  • Ocean trenches
  • Continental drifts
  • Mid-ocean ridges
  • What force pulls rocks away from each other at divergent plate boundaries?

    <p>Tension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of stress causes rocks to fold and fracture at convergent plate boundaries?

    <p>Compression</p> Signup and view all the answers

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