Which words from the paragraph the reader understand the meaning of the underlined word?

the cowboys rode hard in pursuit of the longhorns that had been frightened by lightning. the ranch hands’ search ended just in time. the cattle were near the edge of an embankment and would surely have tumbled to their deaths had the cowboys’ quest not been successful.

choose all answers that are correct.

a.
time

b.
deaths

c.
quest

d.
search

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. which statement about this paragraph is accurate?