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Which of the following are associated with volcanoes?

• Sediments and soil
• Crystals and sand
• Magma and lava
• Mica and granite

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The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces

• earthquakes
• volcanoes
• mountains
• All of these options. 

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What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands in the cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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The cross section below shows sedimentary bedrock layers A, B, C, and D exposed at Earth’s surface. Which layer appears to be the least resistant to weathering?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What landform would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Mountain

• Ocean Trench

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In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

• along the edges of all the continents.

• along mid-ocean ridges.

• in deep-ocean trenches.

• at the north and south poles.

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This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?

• Africa has always been near the equator
• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
• The continents have not moved
• sea floor spreading

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Roots grow into cracks of a rock and pry them apart

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?

• It keeps the rocks in place.

• It expands cracks and breaks rocks.

• It makes the rocks last longer

• It causes rocks to fall in landslides

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