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Question
Statement I: Mountain ranges are formed by the collision of tectonic plates
Statement II: The movement of tectonic plates is due to the thermal energy from the mantle.
Options
Statement I is false II is true
Statement I and II are false
Statement I is true II is false
Statement I and II are true
Solution
Statement I and II are true
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