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Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all examples of what?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• groundwater

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Samantha put some ice in a cup and poured some cold tea over the ice. She set the filled cup on the kitchen table. In a few minutes, she noticed that there were drop of water all over the outside of the cup. Where did the drops of water most likely come from?

• They evaporated out of the air above the cold liquid.

• They condensed out of the air surrounding the cold cup.

• They dripped off the ice cubes as he put them into the cup.

• They came off his hands after holding the melting ice cubes.

Where is most of Earth's water found?

• underground

• in Earth's oceans

• in rivers and lakes

• in polar ice caps

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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

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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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Marsha places a sealed plastic bottle of water in a freezer. The next day she discovers that the water has frozen and split the sides of the bottle. What process does this phenomenon best represent?

• chemical weathering

• deposition

• mountain building

• physical weathering

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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

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