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NDQ_003255
continental drift
Wegener and his supporters provided a lot of evidence for continental drift.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
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NDQ_003256
continental drift
Wegener found rocks of the same type and age on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,302
NDQ_003257
continental drift
Wegener suggested that Pangaea broke up a short time ago.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,303
NDQ_003258
continental drift
Wegener developed a theory to explain how continents can drift.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,304
NDQ_003351
stress in earths crust
The most common stress at divergent plate boundaries is
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Multiple Choice
a. tension stress., b. compression stress., c. shear stress., d. confining stress.
a
8,305
NDQ_003352
stress in earths crust
As a rock experiences more stress it
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Multiple Choice
a. deforms plastically, then elastically, then breaks, b. breaks, then deforms plastically, then elastically, c. deforms elastically, then plastically, then breaks, d. breaks, then deforms elastically, then plastically
c
8,306
NDQ_003353
stress in earths crust
Stresses change rock by causing
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Multiple Choice
a. folds., b. faults., c. fractures., d. all of the above
d
8,307
NDQ_003354
stress in earths crust
In the Grand Canyon, the Kaibab Limestone is above the Toroweap Formation. We can say that
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Multiple Choice
a. the Kaibab is the oldest rock layer in the canyon, b. the Toroweap is the oldest rock layer in the canyon, c. the Kaibab is older than the Toroweap, d. the Toroweap is older than the Kaibab
d
8,308
NDQ_003355
stress in earths crust
A fold that bends downward is known as a(n)
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Multiple Choice
a. monocline., b. syncline., c. anticline., d. incline.
b
8,309
NDQ_003356
stress in earths crust
When rocks deform plastically, they tend to
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Multiple Choice
a. return to their original state., b. fold, c. break, d. fracture
b
8,310
NDQ_003357
stress in earths crust
In a normal fault,
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Multiple Choice
a. the fault plane is roughly vertical, b. the dip of the fault plane is nearly horizontal, c. the hanging wall pushes up relative to the footwall, d. the footwall pushes up relative to the hanging wall
d
8,311
NDQ_003358
stress in earths crust
A place where rock breaks but doesnt move it is called a
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Multiple Choice
a. fold., b. fault., c. joint., d. confinement.
c
8,312
NDQ_003359
stress in earths crust
A fracture becomes a fault only if rock
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Multiple Choice
a. cracks., b. moves., c. folds., d. deforms.
b
8,313
NDQ_003360
stress in earths crust
Large mountain ranges, like the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, are uplifted on
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Multiple Choice
a. normal faults, b. reverse faults, c. dip-slip faults, d. strike-slip faults
a
8,314
NDQ_003362
stress in earths crust
Which statement about the San Andreas fault is false?
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Multiple Choice
a. It is a transform fault., b. It is a strike-slip fault., c. It occurs at a plate boundary., d. none of the above
d
8,315
NDQ_003363
stress in earths crust
Most of the worlds largest mountains formed at
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Multiple Choice
a. convergent plate boundaries., b. divergent plate boundaries., c. transform plate boundaries., d. confining plate boundaries
a
8,316
NDQ_003371
stress in earths crust
If very old rocks are above much younger rocks there may be a thrust fault in between.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,317
NDQ_003373
stress in earths crust
A deeply buried rock is under compressive stresses.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,318
NDQ_003376
stress in earths crust
The terrain known as basin-and-range is caused by compressive forces.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,319
NDQ_003378
stress in earths crust
The amount the ground moves in an earthquake is called slip.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,320
NDQ_003379
stress in earths crust
In a strike-slip fault, the dip of the fault plane is vertical.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,321
NDQ_003380
stress in earths crust
Any force applied to rock is a stress.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,322
NDQ_003381
stress in earths crust
When confining stress occurs, rock deforms.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,323
NDQ_003382
stress in earths crust
Compression is the most common stress at convergent plates.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,324
NDQ_003383
stress in earths crust
Stress is the cause of joints in rock.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,325
NDQ_003384
stress in earths crust
A syncline is a fold that arches upward.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,326
NDQ_003385
stress in earths crust
An area where faults are clustered is called a fault zone.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,327
NDQ_003386
stress in earths crust
Movement of rock at faults is the cause of earthquakes.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,328
NDQ_003387
stress in earths crust
Normal faults are caused by compression stress.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,329
NDQ_003388
stress in earths crust
Strike-slip faults result from shear stress.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,330
NDQ_003389
stress in earths crust
Only the process of folding creates mountain ranges.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,331
NDQ_003390
stress in earths crust
fault in which the hanging wall drops down relative to the footwall
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Multiple Choice
a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall
b
8,332
NDQ_003391
stress in earths crust
block of rock that is beneath a dip-slip fault plane
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Multiple Choice
a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall
g
8,333
NDQ_003392
stress in earths crust
fault in which the hanging wall pushes up relative to the footwall
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Multiple Choice
a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall
c
8,334
NDQ_003393
stress in earths crust
block of rock that is above a dip-slip fault plane
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Multiple Choice
a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall
f
8,335
NDQ_003394
stress in earths crust
fault with a fault plane that is not vertical
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Multiple Choice
a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall
a
8,336
NDQ_003395
stress in earths crust
fault with a vertical fault plane
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Multiple Choice
a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall
d
8,337
NDQ_003396
stress in earths crust
reverse fault in which the fault plane is nearly horizontal
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Multiple Choice
a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall
e
8,338
NDQ_003642
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
When lava is thick it
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Multiple Choice
a. travels far from vents., b. forms a caldera., c. flows rapidly., d. none of the above
d
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NDQ_003643
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Lava that flows from vents at mid-ocean ridges
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Multiple Choice
a. forms composite volcanoes., b. creates lava plateaus., c. creates lava domes., d. is thin and runny.
d
8,340
NDQ_003644
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Examples of lava plateaus include the
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Multiple Choice
a. ocean basins., b. Columbia Plateau., c. Hawaiian Islands., d. two of the above
b
8,341
NDQ_003645
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
An intrusion forms when
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Multiple Choice
a. a volcano erupts., b. magma cools underground., c. lava hardens at the surface., d. lava is very thin.
b
8,342
NDQ_003646
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Which statement about hot springs is false?
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Multiple Choice
a. They are very rare., b. They are found in Antarctica., c. They are used as natural hot tubs., d. They are thought to cure illnesses.
a
8,343
NDQ_003647
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
A geyser forms when underground water is
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Multiple Choice
a. superheated., b. under pressure., c. trapped in a narrow passage., d. all of the above
d
8,344
NDQ_003648
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Which statement about geysers is false?
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Multiple Choice
a. There are only about 1000 geysers in the world., b. About half the worlds geysers are in the U.S., c. The water in geysers is heated by magma., d. All geysers erupt on a regular schedule.
d
8,345
NDQ_003649
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
hot water that seeps out of a crack at the surface
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Multiple Choice
a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser
e
8,346
NDQ_003650
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
igneous rock formation that results when lava cools in the middle of a volcanic crater
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Multiple Choice
a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser
c
8,347
NDQ_003651
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
hot water under pressure that forcefully erupts out of the surface
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Multiple Choice
a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser
f
8,348
NDQ_003652
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools below Earths surface
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Multiple Choice
a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser
b
8,349
NDQ_003653
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
type of igneous rock that forms when lava cools on Earths surface
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Multiple Choice
a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser
a
8,350
NDQ_003654
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
flat surface of igneous rock that forms when thin lava flows over a large area
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Multiple Choice
a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser
d
8,351
NDQ_003662
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Intrusive igneous rocks are never visible on Earths surface.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,352
NDQ_003663
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
A lava dome is any mountain that forms from lava.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,353
NDQ_003664
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
The lava that forms a lava dome is thin and runny.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,354
NDQ_003665
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
A lava plateau forms when a volcano produces very little lava.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,355
NDQ_003666
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Lava from shield volcanoes created the Hawaiian Islands.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,356
NDQ_003667
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Intrusions form on the surface and later are buried by sediments.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,357
NDQ_003668
igneous landforms and geothermal activ
The water in hot springs is heated by magma.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,358
NDQ_003669
weathering
Sediments produced by weathering include
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Multiple Choice
a. boulders., b. gravel., c. silt., d. all of the above
d
8,359
NDQ_003670
weathering
If pieces of a rock flake off due to extreme temperature differences, it would be
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Multiple Choice
a. erosion, b. mechanical weathering, c. chemical weathering, d. transportation
b
8,360
NDQ_003671
weathering
What is the first step in the process of ice wedging?
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Multiple Choice
a. Ice melts in cracks in rocks., b. Water freezes in cracks in rocks., c. Water seeps into cracks in rocks., d. Ice wedges apart cracks in rocks.
c
8,361
NDQ_003672
weathering
Chemical weathering
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Multiple Choice
a. is unrelated to mechanical weathering, b. can go faster when there has been mechanical weathering, c. is slowed down after there has been mechanical weathering, d. none of these
b
8,362
NDQ_003673
weathering
Abrasion may be caused by all of the following except
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Multiple Choice
a. gravity., b. glaciers., c. moving water., d. carbon dioxide.
d
8,363
NDQ_003674
weathering
If a mineral changes to a different type it has experienced
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Multiple Choice
a. erosion, b. physical weathering, c. chemical weathering, d. transportation
c
8,364
NDQ_003675
weathering
Minerals undergo chemical weathering because
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Multiple Choice
a. they formed at different pressure and temperature, b. they first undergo mechanical weathering, c. they break apart by mechanical weathering, d. water takes away some of their ions
a
8,365
NDQ_003676
weathering
Plants can cause
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Multiple Choice
a. mechanical weathering., b. chemical weathering., c. ice wedging., d. two of the above
d
8,366
NDQ_003677
weathering
How does mechanical weathering increase the rate of chemical weathering?
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Multiple Choice
a. It makes rocks softer., b. It changes the minerals in rocks., c. It increases the surface area of rocks., d. all of the above
c
8,367
NDQ_003678
weathering
Because carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere
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Multiple Choice
a. average global temperatures are rising, b. plants die off, c. the atmosphere is warmer, d. rainwater is a weak acid
d
8,368
NDQ_003680
weathering
Agents of chemical weathering include all of the following except
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Multiple Choice
a. ice., b. water., c. nitric acid., d. sulfuric acid.
a
8,369
NDQ_003681
weathering
Which rock weathers quickly?
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Multiple Choice
a. basalt, b. granite, c. limestone, d. none of the above
c
8,370
NDQ_003683
weathering
agent of chemical weathering
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Multiple Choice
a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging
b
8,371
NDQ_003686
weathering
weathering process that occurs when water freezes in cracks in rocks
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Multiple Choice
a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging
g
8,372
NDQ_003688
weathering
weathering process that occurs when rocks and rock particles scrape other rocks
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Multiple Choice
a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging
c
8,373
NDQ_003689
weathering
Important agents of chemical weathering include oxygen, carbon dioxide and sulfur.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,374
NDQ_003690
weathering
rock particle created by weathering
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Multiple Choice
a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging
e
8,375
NDQ_003691
weathering
If temperature increases by 10C, the rate of chemical reactions will double.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,376
NDQ_003692
weathering
type of weathering that breaks rock into smaller pieces
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Multiple Choice
a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging
d
8,377
NDQ_003693
weathering
movement of weathered rock particles
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Multiple Choice
a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging
f
8,378
NDQ_003694
weathering
All rocks weather at the same rate.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,379
NDQ_003695
weathering
type of weathering that changes the minerals in rock
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Multiple Choice
a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging
a
8,380
NDQ_003696
weathering
Abrasion is a type of chemical weathering.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,381
NDQ_003697
weathering
Water can dissolve salt.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,382
NDQ_003705
weathering
Natural weathering is usually a very slow process.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,383
NDQ_003706
weathering
Grains of sands are weathered particles of rock.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,384
NDQ_003707
weathering
Agents of mechanical weathering include wind and gravity.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,385
NDQ_003708
weathering
Ice wedging occurs only in extremely cold climates.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,386
NDQ_003709
weathering
Pebbles in a stream are worn smooth by abrasion.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,387
NDQ_003710
weathering
Burrowing animals cause mechanical weathering.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,388
NDQ_003711
weathering
Only acids can dissolve rocks.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,389
NDQ_003712
weathering
Carbon dioxide makes a weak acid when it combines with oxygen in the air.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,390
NDQ_003713
weathering
Water is an agent of both mechanical and chemical weathering.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
8,391
NDQ_003714
weathering
All rocks weather at the same rate.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
8,392
NDQ_003761
acid rain
acid rain is caused by ___________ combining with __________ to form __________.
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Multiple Choice
a. Ozone; carbon dioxide; carbonic acid, b. Mercury and Iron; water vapor; mercuric and ferrous acids, c. Sulfur and nitrogen oxides; water vapor; sulfuric and nitric acids, d. All of the above
c
8,393
NDQ_003762
acid rain
a ph scale has numbers from __________ to __________. neutral is the number __________.
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Multiple Choice
a. 1; 14; 7, b. 1; 10; 5, c. 1; 100; 50, d. 1: 28; 14
a
8,394
NDQ_003763
acid rain
natural rain has a ph of _________________.
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Multiple Choice
a. 4.0, b. 5.6, c. 7.0, d. 8.6
b
8,395
NDQ_003764
acid rain
a liquid with a ph of 2.0 is __________ more acidic than one with a ph of 4.0.
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Multiple Choice
a. Two times, b. Ten times, c. 100 times, d. 200 times
c
8,396
NDQ_003765
acid rain
pollutants emitted from tall smokestacks cause problems because they can create acid rain far from where they were released, in other states or nations.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
8,397
NDQ_003766
acid rain
these types of rocks neutralize acids.
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Multiple Choice
a. Granite, b. Shale, c. Sandstone, d. Limestone
d
8,398
NDQ_003767
acid rain
a big problem crops up when acid rain falls in countries that did not produce it.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
8,399
NDQ_003768
acid rain
poor nations
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Multiple Choice
a. May experience crop damage that they can’t control., b. Are not affected by acid rain because they do not have many power plants., c. Have learned to throw limestone on acid soil to help plants grow., d. All of these.
a