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What can build up the surface of the Earth?
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lava flow
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True or False:
Hot, molten rock that makes up the mantle of the Earth is lava |
False - Lava is outside the surface of the Earth, Magma is inside the surface of the Earth
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True or False:
Landforms change over time. |
True
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True or False:
Earth's crust is made up of a solid mass of rock. |
False - The crust of the Earth is made up of numerous pieces of solid rock called TECTONIC PLATES.
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True or False:
Young mountains often have jagged peaks and steep mountainsides. |
True
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True or False:
The steeper the slope of a river table, the faster it will erode. |
True
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How are folded mountains formed?
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They are formed when two plates of the Earth collide. The collision causes the crust to compress and crumple, like what happens to the hoods of cars in a head on collision.
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