Which provides the best evidence for the theory that faults and volcanoes are results of tectonic plate interactions?

• Faults on tectonic plates are in constant motion, but volcanoes may not erupt for many years.

• Faults and volcanoes existed long before there were tectonic plates.

• Tectonic plates that have many faults do not usually have volcanoes.

• Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries.

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The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without a change in composition is called ________.

• Mechanical weathering
• Thermal weathering
• Biological weathering
• Chemical weathering

Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are called —

• foliated

• unfoliated

• striated

• evaporated

Which recent geologic processes commonly occur in the Coastal Plain region of North Carolina?

• Crustal uplift and rock deformation

• Rifting and intrusion

• Erosion and deposition

• Subduction and metamorphism

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Identical rock types, identical fossils, and very similar mountain ranges are found on different continents that are separated by a wide ocean. Which of these best explains these observations?

• Organisms traveled between these continents on land bridges.

• The same forces erode mountains in different locations.

• These continents were joined together at one time in the past.

• Some rock types are very common and are found everywhere.

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The river shown on the topographic map flows fastest at point —

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which layer of the soil would be affected the most by weathering and erosion?

• it wont be affected

• the middle

• the top layer

• the core

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The folding and faulting found in the rocks of the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina were created by —

• collisions of continental plates

• wave action of prehistoric ocean

• the Coriolis effect

• heating and cooling of the prehistoric atmosphere

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The major disadvantage of using solar panels to generate electricity is that solar panels —

• release toxic fumes into the air

• cannot convert energy efficiently

• are affected by cloud coverage and day length

• produce energy that cannot be stored

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Limestone chips dissolve after they are placed in a beaker of dilute acid. Which geologic process is this most similar to?

• Faulting

• Folding

• Weathering

• Subduction