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-steep banks created by movements of the Earth's surface.

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A scarp is a steep slope or escarpment created by movements in the Earth's crust.

Answer: B
 A trench is a long, narrow ditch created by the movements of the Earth's crust. It often occurs in areas where two tectonic plates meet and one is forced beneath the other.

Answer: E
 A rift is a crack or break in the Earth's surface that occurs when two tectonic plates move apart from each other.

Answer: D
 An island arc is a curved chain of volcanic islands that form above a subducting tectonic plate as magma rises from the mantle to the Earth's surface.

Answer: A
 Magma is molten rock that is found beneath the Earth's surface and can occasionally erupt from a volcano or vent.

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