Students go on a field trip to a beach where they observe the rock arch shown. The teacher tells the students that the arch formed over many years as a result of erosion. The students make several predictions of how these features may be reshaped over time. Which predictions are most likely to occur? Select TWO correct answers.

• Over time, dirt and material will be deposited and pile at the bottom of the arch filling it, until it is a solid wall of rock again.

• Over time, weathering will break down the arch further until the center collapses, and all that remains of the arch are two small, straight columns.

• Over time, the wind will blow and deposit the sand under the arch to form a sand dune that will eventually fill the arch.

• Over time, weathering will break down the arch's rock widening the gap until the entire arch disintegrates and becomes broken rock on the sand.

• Over time, weathering will break the arch down, erosion will move the rock material away, and it will be deposited forming a pile.

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Refer to the topographic map provided. Which section would be the hardest to climb?

• Climbing from D to C

• Climbing from C to B

• Climbing from B to A

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of tracing 1-cm thick slices to make another topographic map.

How would the area labeled A-B most likely change over the next few decades?

• The area will become steeper due to erosion.

• The area will become less steep due to deposition.

• The area will become steeper due to deposition.

• The area will become less steep due to erosion.

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Topographic maps illustrate Earth's land surface. In the topographic map shown, identify the land area representing a plateau. Select the correct answer.

• Area A

• Area B

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The net force of a school bus taking students home accelerating at a rate of 2.0 m/s² is 10,078 Newtons. What is the mass of the school bus in kilograms? Enter the correct answer in the box.

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Complete the following statements about transform boundaries by moving the answers to the correct boxes. Transform boundaries occur when two plates ______ past each other. These types of boundaries form various crustal features such as ______, ______, and ______.

• earthquakes

• faults

• slide

• separate

• trenches

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The San Andreas Fault in California stretches over 800 miles and is responsible for many of the earthquakes that happen in California. What kind of a plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

• A. Transform

• B. Subduction

• C. Convergent

• D. Divergent

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Complete the sentence below. When a car suddenly stops, the objects in the back seat are thrown forward. This is explained by Newton's 1st law of motion ___ .

When two continental plates of different densities collide, ___.

• they both push back down into the mantle

• they buckle upward and form mountains

• they remain level

• one plate rides over the other one and forms a trench

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