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Jane was looking at a cliff made up of several layers of different kinds of rock. Near the top of the cliff, she found a fossilized bone. Near the middle, she found the fossil of a fern. At the bottom, she found a fossilized shell.

What process was critical in the formation and preservation of the fossils?

• plate tectonics

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• abrasion

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Many processes help to shape Earth’s surface. Starting with a rock, in what order would you expect the following Earth processes to occur?

• deposition, eruption, weathering

• erosion, weathering, deposition

• eruption, erosion, weathering

• weathering, erosion, deposition

What landform will be created when sediments carried by the river are deposited near the river’s mouth?

• an alluvial fan

• delta

• a sea cave

• a sea cliff

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Many thousands of years ago, glaciers covered large areas of Earth’s surface. Glaciers are large blocks of ice that flow slowly over the land. Portions of the ice melted and refroze many times over the years. Which explanation best describes how glaciers contributed to the formation of coastal plains?

• Water from the melting ice elevated the shoreline, forming plateaus.

• Water from the melting ice flooded the plains, causing plants to die

• Water from the melting ice smoothed sediments along the shore.

• Water from the melting ice deposited sand on the ocean floor.

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

• river

• glacier

• mountain

• landform

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The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean is called a

• dune

• mountain

• coastline

• delta

What type of landform has a large, natural rise in elevation that has steep sides and is taller than a hill?

• glacier

• dune

• hill

• mountain

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What is a glacier?

• hills formed by the wind blowing sand

• a huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slope

• A large body of water with land all around it

• The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean

Hills formed by the wind blowing or depositing sand are called

• dunes

• rivers

• lakes

• mountains

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What is a river?

• a natural physical feature on Earth's surface   

• The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean

• a wide body of slowly moving water; a natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water

• a huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slope

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