What Caused the Long, Meandering Scarps (Cliffs) That Can Be

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Multiple Choice

What caused the long, meandering scarps (cliffs) that can be seen on Mercury?

• A) volcanic eruptions along crustal faults over hot spots in the mantle
• B) crustal movement similar to continental drift on Earth, where plates have pressed against one another
• C) shrinking and folding of the planet's surface as it cooled
• D) large impacts near the end of the early period of heavy bombardment; the scarps are eroded crater walls

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