When Two Tectonic Plates Collide

question 44

Multiple Choice

When two tectonic plates collide:

• A) they both stop moving.
• B) they always produce high mountain chains like the Himalayas.
• C) volcanoes always mark the boundary between them.
• D) they continue moving, producing a variety of large deformations.
• E) that region is safe from earthquakes now the plates are fixed.

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