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Which is an example of chemical weathering?

• oxidation
• exfoliation
• ice wedging
• abrasion

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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In this picture of the East African Rift, what causes this type of landform to develop?
a ____________ boundary

• divergent
• continental
• convergent
• transform

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The Himalayan mountains are shown on the map. Four students were asked to identify the geologic process that caused this mountain range to form. Which student correctly identified the geologic process that formed the Himalayan mountains?

• student 1: two continental plates converging
• student 2: an earthquake in a subduction zone
• student 3: a tectonic plate moving over a hot spot
• student 4: movement at a transform fault boundary

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In Galveston, the beaches are often exposed to hurricanes originating in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reasonable to predict that hurricane activity may...

• create new rivers near Galveston
• move sand from the beach to offshore sand bars
• cause local earthquakes after the storm
• create new river deltas along the beaches

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What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Erosion
• Landslide
• Weathering

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Which landform is produced at location E where the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico?

• delta

• drumlin

• tributary

• floodplain

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These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

• ice wedging

• acid rain

• permeability

• abrasion

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When a river current erodes the banks of the river, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

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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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