Earth's Dynamic Systems (plate tectonics)

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A family wants to pan for gold during their next vacation. To plan their vacation, they decide they want to research different locations in the United States. Which would be the best question about gold distribution to research in order to find the most gold?

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Which states have the highest concentration of gold distribution?

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Students are studying plate movements. Which student correctly identified what causes seafloor spreading to occur?

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Student 3

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What was responsible for Earthquake B?

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Two plates sliding past one another

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Which geological process is primarily responsible for the formation of mountain ranges?

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Plate tectonics

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During an earthquake, which type of seismic wave is typically the first to be detected by seismographs?

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P-waves

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Why are some areas more prone to earthquakes?

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Location near tectonic plate boundaries

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The map shows where glaciers existed 250 million years ago. Which explanation is supported by the data in the map?

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There is evidence of glaciers in the areas identified on the map because the continents were once located near a polar region, but then over time the continents moved apart.

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Students are planning an investigation to model different parts of the rock cycle using a collection of different colored marshmallows. For one part of their investigation, they decide to leave the marshmallows in a bowl of lemon juice overnight. 
This would best represent which process? Options: sedimentation, crystallization, chemical weathering, physical weathering

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chemical weathering

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These photographs show the same volcano at two different times. Nolan claims that it took millions of years for the volcano to look like it does in the photograph on the left and only minutes for the volcano to look like it does in the photograph on the right. What is the most likely cause for the volcano to look like the picture on the right which would support Nolan’s claim?

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extreme pressure

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Why does Volcano A look different from Volcano B? Options: 1. Volcano A was formed by very viscous lava. 2. Volcano B was formed by very viscous lava. 3. Volcano A was formed by ash only. 4. Volcano B was formed by ash only.

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Volcano A was formed by very viscous lava.