Quiz about Difficult Practice Questions

Question 1

What type of rock is this granite?

Accepted Answer

Intrusive Igneous

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Extrusive Igneous

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Clastic Sedimentary

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Non-clastic Sedimentary

Question 2

What type of rock is this obsidian?

Accepted Answer

Extrusive Igneous

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Intrusive Igneous

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Foliated Metamorphic

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Non-foliated Metamorphic

Question 3

What type of rock is this basalt?

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Extrusive Igneous

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Intrusive Igneous

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Clastic Sedimentary

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Foliated Metamorphic

Question 4

What type of rock is this pumice?

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Extrusive Igneous

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Intrusive Igneous

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Non-clastic Sedimentary

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Non-foliated Metamorphic

Question 5

What type of rock is this conglomerate?

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Clastic Sedimentary

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Non-clastic Sedimentary

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Foliated Metamorphic

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Non-foliated Metamorphic

Question 6

What type of rock is this sandstone?

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Clastic Sedimentary

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Non-clastic Sedimentary

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Intrusive Igneous

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Extrusive Igneous

Question 7

What type of rock is this limestone?

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Non-clastic Sedimentary

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Clastic Sedimentary

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Foliated Metamorphic

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Non-foliated Metamorphic

Question 8

What type of rock is this gneiss?

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Foliated Metamorphic

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Non-foliated Metamorphic

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Clastic Sedimentary

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Non-clastic Sedimentary

Question 9

What type of rock is this slate?

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Foliated Metamorphic

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Non-foliated Metamorphic

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Intrusive Igneous

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Extrusive Igneous

Question 10

What type of rock is this marble?

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Non-foliated sedimentary

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Intrusive igneous

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Extrusive igneous

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Foliated sedimentary

Question 11

Which lines run horizontally and measure the distance North or South?

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Latitude

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Longitude

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Equator

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Prime Meridian

Question 12

Which lines run vertically and measure the distance East or West?

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Longitude

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Latitude

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Equator

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Prime Meridian

Question 13

What is the formula for density?

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D=M/V

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D=V/M

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D=MxV

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D=M+V

Question 14

What value is given by either a triple beam balance or a scale?

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Mass

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Volume

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Density

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Humidity

Question 15

What value is given by a graduated cylinder?

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Volume

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Mass

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Density

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Humidity

Question 16

How do you find the volume of a cube?

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V=lxwxh

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V=lxw

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V=lxh

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V=wxh

Question 17

The process to find the volume of an irregular object is called

Accepted Answer

Water Displacement

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Volume Displacement

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Volume Measurment

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Water Measurement

Question 18

What is the process of subtracting the volume of a graduated cylinder from the volume of the graduated cylinder with the object in it called?

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Water Displacement

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Water Measurement

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Volume Displacement

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Volume Measurement

Question 19

What is information collected during an experiment called?

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Data

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Evidence

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Proof

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Conclusions

Question 20

Which type of variable do you change in an experiment to see its effects?

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Independent

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Dependent

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Constant

Question 21

Which variable changes due to other factors and is the one you are measuring?

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Dependent

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Independent

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Constant

Question 22

Which variable stays the same throughout the entire experiment?

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Constant

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Independent

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Dependent

Question 23

What type of rock are intrusions made of?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 24

The law of superposition says that older rock strata and fossils are found

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on the bottom

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on the top

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in the middle

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no way to tell

Question 25

The law of crosscutting says that igneous intrusions are _______ than the layers they cross.

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younger

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older

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the same age

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no way to tell

Question 26

When you compare the age of rock layers to one another it is called

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Relative dating

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Absolute dating

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Carbon dating

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Radiometric dating

Question 27

Determining the specific ages of rock layers through radiometric or carbon dating is called

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Absolute dating

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Relative Dating

Question 28

The amount of time it takes for half of a specimen to decay is the

Accepted Answer

half-life

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life cycle

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time period

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decay period

Question 29

Rocks formed by the melting, cooling, and crystallization of magma or lava are

Accepted Answer

igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 30

Rocks formed by weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation are

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 31

Rocks formed by intense heat and pressure are

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

Question 32

Which type of igneous rock is cooled inside Earth resulting in large crystals?

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Intrusive

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Extrusive

Question 33

Which type of igneous rock is formed near volcanoes and cools very quickly resulting in small or no crystals?

Accepted Answer

Extrusive

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Intrusive

Question 34

Which type of sedimentary rock is formed by fragments of other rocks being cemented together?

Accepted Answer

Clastic

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Non-clastic

Question 35

Which type of sedimentary rocks are formed by chemical which precipitate (fall) out of solutions?

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Non-clastic

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Clastic

Question 36

Which type of metamorphic rock has clearly defined mineral layers?

Accepted Answer

Foliated

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Non-foliated

Question 37

Which type of metamorphic rock does not have clearly defined mineral layers?

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Non-foliated

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Foliated

Question 38

The process of a rock being worn down is called

Accepted Answer

Weathering

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Erosion

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Sediment

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Deposition

Question 39

The process of a rock breaking apart due to wind or water is called

Accepted Answer

Erosion

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Weathering

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Sediment

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Deposition

Question 40

The type of weathering which occurs quicker in warm, humid climates and includes oxidation (rusting) is

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Chemical

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Mechanical

Question 41

The type of weathering which occurs more frequently in cold, dry climates and includes ice wedging (water freezing and breaking apart a rock) is

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Mechanical

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Chemical

Question 42

What are broken pieces of rock called?

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Sediment

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Pebbles

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Boulders

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Dirt

Question 43

What is the process of sediment being dropped called?

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Cementation

Question 44

What is organic material which must be present to produce soil called?

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Humus

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Leaves

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Dirt

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Decay

Question 45

The Mohs hardness scale is from

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1-softest; 10-hardest

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1-hardest; 10-softest

Question 46

The smooth break of a mineral is called

Accepted Answer

Cleavage

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Fracture

Question 47

The rough, jagged break of a mineral is called

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Fracture

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Cleavage

Question 48

The number of holes in a rock is its

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Porosity

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Permeability

Question 49

The ability of water to flow through a rock is its

Accepted Answer

Permeability

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Porosity

Question 50

If a rock has a high porosity does it also have a high permeability?

Accepted Answer

No

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Yes

Question 51

What is the color of the powdered form of a mineral?

Accepted Answer

Streak

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Luster

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Hardness

Question 52

What is the shininess of a mineral?

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Luster

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Streak

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Hardness

Question 53

What is the "scratchability" of a mineral?

Accepted Answer

Hardness

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Streak

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Luster

Question 54

What aquifer zone has some water but also pockets of air?

Accepted Answer

Zone of Aeration

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Zone of Saturation

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Water Table

Question 55

What aquifer zone is full of water and has no gaps?

Accepted Answer

Zone of saturation

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Zone of aeration

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Water table

Question 56

What is the upper boundary of an aquifer called?

Accepted Answer

Water table

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Zone of aeration

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Zone of saturation

Question 57

An aquifer that has been drilled into to release water and requires a pump is a

Accepted Answer

well

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artesian well

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confined aquifer

Question 58

An aquifer which has been drilled into to release water but does not require a pump to release water (spring) is a

Accepted Answer

artesian well

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well

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confined aquifer

Question 59

An aquifer which has not been drilled into and is completely surrounded by aquitards (rock layers) is a

Accepted Answer

confined aquifer

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well

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artesian well

Question 60

Pieces of evidence of former life are called

Accepted Answer

fossils

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rocks

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minerals

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proof

Question 61

What type of rock are fossils found in?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 62

Fossils found in ice and amber which have parts of the original organism are called

Accepted Answer

Body/Original Fossils

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Trace Fossils

Question 63

Fossils which prove an organism was once in a location such as tracks are called

Accepted Answer

Trace Fossils

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Original/Body Fossils

Question 64

Which fossilization process involves the drying out of an organism?

Accepted Answer

Mummification

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Petrification

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Casts

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Molds

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