The flow of magma directly applies force to which of these crustal features?     mountain ranges mountain ranges tectonic plates tectonic plates oceans oceans glaciers

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Q: Which type of plate boundaries are volcanoes associated with?

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Q: Explain how plate tectonics cause earth tremors

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Q: What type of stress is placed on a normal fault? Reverse fault? Strike-slip fault?

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Q: Explain what is meant by plate tectonics

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Q: Rocks forms when lava erupts, cools, and crystallizes on Earth’s surface.

A: When magma appears above the earth, it is called lava.

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Q: What is Plate Tectonics and what was used as proof?

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Q: Explain how plate tectonics causes Earth tremors

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Q: At a subduction zone, what causes magma to rise?

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Q: About how much warming occurred at Concord between 1852 and 2006? 0.5 C 1.0 C 2.0 C O 2.5 C

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Q: How does subduction cause the formation of land mass like mountains and volcanoes?

A: Subduction is a process in which tectonic plates slide beneath each other and merge with the mantle…

Physical and Chemical features

The physical property of a compound could be determined without modifying the originality of the compound. Examples of physical properties are density, hardness, color, boiling, and melting point. The chemical property expresses the ability of a compound to undergo a particular chemical change.