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At what plate boundary is crust neither created nor destroyed
a) divergent boundary
b) convergent boundary
c) transform boundary
d) plate tectonics boundary

which statement is true
a) crust is created at the ocean trench and gets destroyed at the mid ocean ridge
b) crust is created at the mid ocean ridge and gets destroyed at the ocean trench
c) crust is created at the ocean trench and gets destroyed at the subduction zone
d) crust is created at the subduction zone and gets destroyed at the rift valley

The law of superposition states that
a) older rock is on top of younger rock
b) rock is newer at the midocean ridge
c) rock is newer at the ocean trench
d) younger rock is on top of older rock

what is the driving force responsible for the continuous flow of the water cycle
a) precipitation
b) the sun
c) earth being an open system
d) gravity

How does salt get into oceans
a) water cycle
b) erosion and weathering of land
c) it has always been there
d) erosion of mid ocean ridges

What is the water to land percentage on Earth
a) 71% water and 29% land
b) 71% land and 29% water
c) 70% frozen and 30% solid
d) 97% salt and 3% fresh

A decrease in temperature may cause water to change from a
a) solid to liquid
b) liquid to solid
c) solid to gas
d) liquid to gas

Why does most precipitation fall in the ocean
a) because about 3/4 of our planet is ocean water
b) because about 3/4 of our planet is freshwater
c) because 71% of our planet is covered in land
d) because 71% of our planet is frozen in ice and glaciers

Water going from a gas to a liquid is
a) evaporation
b) precipitation
c) condensation
d) transpiration

precipitation can fall as
a) hail, sleet, rain, mist
b) sleet, hail. snow, rain
c) rain, hail, fog, sleet
d) snow, hail. mist, fog

What percentage of water on our planet is saltwater?
a) 3
b) 29
c) 71
d) 97

most freshwater on our planet is in which form
a) solid
b) liquid
c) gas
d) vapor

evaporation is the process from going to a
a) solid to a liquid
b) liquid to a solid
c) liquid to a gas
d) gas to a liquid

matter and energy that can freely enter and exit an area is an example of
a) closed system
b) open system
c) the water cycle
d) water distribution

Humans get most of our fresh drinking water from
a) glaciers
b) groundwater
c) rivers
d) ocean

Which process forms clouds
a) precipitation
b) evaporation
c) condensation
d) runoff

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