Quiz about DPM 2 Review

Question 1

Carbon can be found in...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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The atmosphere

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Soil

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Fossil fuels

Question 2

In this sphere carbon is made up of the ground and contains soil, rocks, fossil fuels, and other geological formations.

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Geosphere/Lithosphere

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Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 3

In this sphere carbon is all the water on Earth including in the clouds, oceans, rivers, streams, and underground water supplies.

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Hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Lithosphere

Question 4

In this sphere carbon contains all life on Earth.

Accepted Answer

Biosphere

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Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Lithosphere

Question 5

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____.

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oxygen, carbon dioxide

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photosynthesis, air

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carbon, oxygen

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oxygen

Question 6

Which gas do animals release, that plants depend on for survival?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

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Oxygen

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Sunlight

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Water

Question 7

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what part of the lithosphere?

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

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water

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nutrients

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air

Question 8

How do plants affect the air that animals and people breathe?

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Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen

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Plants use oxygen from the air to make their own food

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Plants release pollution into the air

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Plants take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide

Question 9

Question 9.

Accepted Answer

Cold Front

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Warm Front

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High Air Pressure

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High Temperatures

Question 10

Question 10.

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Low Air Pressure

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Low Clouds

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Low Temperatures

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Light Wind

Question 11

Question 11.

Accepted Answer

Warm Front

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High Pressure

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Cold Front

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Mountains

Question 12

High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...

Accepted Answer

Clear and Sunny skies

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Cloudy/Overcast Weather

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Cold Weather

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Warm Weather

Question 13

A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...

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Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and thunderstorms

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Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies

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Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies

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Warmer Temperatures, Clouds

Question 14

What causes warm air to rise?

Accepted Answer

the fact that it's less dense than cold air

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The fact that it weighs more than cold air

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The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

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the fact that its more dense than cold air

Question 15

Cold air moves in ______________direction.

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Downward

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Upward

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Left to right

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Circular

Question 16

What type of Weather will Low Pressure give you?

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Cloudy and Rainy Skies

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Clear Sunny Skies

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Sun

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Cool Temperatures

Question 17

The symbol for a high pressure system is?

Accepted Answer

H

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L

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S

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W

Question 18

What direction is the cold front moving?

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Southeast

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Northwest

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Northeast

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Southwest

Question 19

Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?

Accepted Answer

Atlanta, Georgia

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Billings, Montana

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Miami, Florida

Question 20

What is the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon, and a tropical cyclone?

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Begin in different locations

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Begin on different dates

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Begin in warm waters

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Begin/end on time

Question 21

A hurricane gets its energy from

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Warm ocean waters

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high air pressure

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winds along surface

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Sun

Question 22

What two conditions must be met to form a tropical cyclone?

Accepted Answer

An abundant supply of warm ocean water and and warm air

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A temperature difference between the upper and lower layers of the troposphere

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Strong winds and an unstable air mass

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Cool ocean water and a warm, unstable air mass

Question 23

Tropical storms in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific are called

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Hurricanes

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Cyclones

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Typhoons

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Tornados

Question 24

Tropical storms in the Northwest Pacific are called

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Typhoons

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Hurricanes

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Cyclones

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Tornados

Question 25

Tropical Storms in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean are called

Accepted Answer

Cyclones

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Hurricanes

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Typhoons

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Tornados

Question 26

What causes the tropical storms to spin as it moves from the tropics?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation(Coriolis effect)

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global conveyor belt

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Earth's revolution

Question 27

Why do hurricanes stop when it moves over land?

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there is no more warm water over land so it weakens its energy

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it collided with cold air in land

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it collided with warm, dry air in land

Question 28

In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.

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Warm

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Cool

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Cold

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Hot

Question 29

The Jet Stream helps weather systems come to NC by

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moving air masses west to east across the United States.

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forcing winds to blow in the opposite direction.

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decreasing inland wind speed.

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keeping temperatures consistently warm all year round

Question 30

What are jet streams?

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Bands of strong wind that help move weather around the Earth.

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The trail left from an airplane.

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The winds that push jets through the air.

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Wind made from tornadoes.

Question 31

When Earth's rotation causes the wind to curve (this causes hurricanes to spin)

Accepted Answer

Coriolis effect

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cloudy

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high pressure

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low pressure

Question 32

The short-term state of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind and visibility.

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Weather

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Climate

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Greenhouse Effect

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Jet Stream

Question 33

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

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Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

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Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

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Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

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Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

Question 34

What is an example of a wave with a long wavelength and low frequency?

Accepted Answer

Radio

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Gamma rays

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Infrared

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Visible light

Question 35

An example of a wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy is a

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X-ray

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Microwave

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Visible light wave

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Infrared wave

Question 36

What waves have the lowest energy?

Accepted Answer

Radio waves

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Gamma rays

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Visible light waves

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X rays

Question 37

Tectonic plates are made of?

Accepted Answer

Continental and Oceanic crust

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The mantle

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The outer core

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The mesosphere

Question 38

Where could you see the sea floor dividing away from each other?

Accepted Answer

Mid-ocean ridges/Ocean Basin

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Convergent boundaries

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The continentals shelves

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Transform boundary

Question 39

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates that occurs in the Mantle?

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Convection

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Gravity

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Wave motion

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Seismic activity

Question 40

At this boundary plates slide past one and other and earthquakes are created

Accepted Answer

Transform

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Continental-Continental Convergent

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Divergent

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Oceanic-Continental Convergent

Question 41

Mountains are created along

Accepted Answer

Continental-Continental Convergent

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Transform boundaries

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Divergent

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Oceanic-Continental Convergent

Question 42

Subduction zones occur along

Accepted Answer

Oceanic-Continental boundaries

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Transform boundaries

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Continental-Continental boundaries

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Divergent boundaries

Question 43

A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.

Accepted Answer

divergent

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convergent

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transform

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horizontal

Question 44

What type of boundary is shown at A?

Accepted Answer

divergent

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transform

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convergent

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subduction

Question 45

What is happening at point B?

Accepted Answer

subduction

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a divergent boundary

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convection

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an earthquake

Question 46

What process is this?

Accepted Answer

Ocean Basin/Mid Ocean Ridge

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subduction

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Transform

Question 47

What process is this?

Accepted Answer

subduction

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sea floor spreading

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segment boundary

Question 48

What landform is this?

Accepted Answer

Ocean Basin/ Mid Ocean Ridge

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trench

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formation foundry

Question 49

What type of landform is this?

Accepted Answer

trench

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mid ocean ridge

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giant boundary

Question 50

Surface tension is the property of water in which...

Accepted Answer

water molecules at the surface tend to stick together.

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water spills easily.

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water tends to be see-through.

Question 51

Refer to the picture. The shape of the water droplet is due to what? (Select 2 Answers)

Accepted Answer

Cohesion

Accepted Answer

Surface Tension

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Adhesion

Question 52

Refer to the picture. What is the reason why the water sticks to the leaf?

Accepted Answer

Adhesion

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Cohesion

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Surface Tension

Question 53

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

Accepted Answer

Gamma Rays

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Radio waves

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Ultraviolet Rays

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X-rays

Question 54

Which electromagnetic waves are used to see heat and helps with weather maps?

Accepted Answer

infrared rays

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microwaves

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gamma rays

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ultraviolet rays

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