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Which is an example of physical weathering?

• oxidation
• abrasion
• carbonation
• water

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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 cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of _____.

• volcanoes forming over a hot spot
• volcanoes forming along plate boundaries
• the Ring of Fire
• continental drift

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What is a natural physical feature on Earth's surface?   

• river
• glacier
• mountain
• landform

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Which cross section best represents the valley shape where a rapidly flowing stream is cutting into the bedrock in a mountainous area?

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This landform is formed by

• water erosion

• weathering

• deposition of sediments

• glaciers

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The Hawaiian Islands are in the middle of a large tectonic plate with many volcanoes. The volcanoes are the direct result of the tectonic plate

• being forced under another tectonic plate at a subduction zones.

• colliding with one another tectonic plate and being forced upward.

• moving over a hot spot where magma breaks through the crust.

• applying great pressure on the crust causing constant earthquakes.

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A mid- ocean ridge separates the Pacific plate and the Nazca plate off the western coast of South America. Which statement best describes the relative motions of the Pacific and Nazca plates?

• The Pacific and Nazca plates are moth moving to the east.

• The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the west

• The Pacific plate is moving to the west, and the Nazca plate is moving to the east.

• The Pacific plate is moving to the east, and the Nazca plate is moving to the west.

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Base your answer to the following question on the diagram which represents a profile of a mountain glacier in the northern United States. Over a period of years, this glacier gains more snow mass than it loses. What will be the most likely result of this gain?

• The glacier will decrease in size, and the ice front will retreat.

• The glacier will decrease in size, and the ice front will advance.

• The glacier will increase in size, and the ice front will retreat.

• The glacier will increase in size, and the ice front will advance.

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Which of the following creates new crust?

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