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Which two mantle hot spots are located at mid-ocean ridges?
a) Iceland and Yellowstone
b) Galapagos and Tasman
c) St. Helena and Hawaii
d) Easter Island and Bouvet

Approximately how many million years ago (mya) were all of Africa and South America inferred to be located south of the equator?
a) 59 mya
b) 119 mya
c) 232 mya
d) 359 mya

Which fossil has not been found in the New York State rock record?
a) Silurian eurypterids
b) Triassic dinosaur footprints
c) Permian trilobites
d) Pleistocene mastadont bones

What are the inferred pressure and interior temperature at the boundary between Earth's outer core and inner core?
a) 3.1 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6300°C
b) 3.1 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6700°C
c) 3.6 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6300°C
d) 3.6 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6700°C

Landscapes with a faulted and folded surface bedrock structure, steep slopes, and high elevations are classified as
a) mountains
b) lowlands
c) plains
d) plateaus

What is the largest particle size that a stream can transport at a velocity of 5 centimeters per second?
a) cobble
b) pebble
c) sand
d) silt

What is the texture of inorganic land-derived sedimentary rocks?
a) bioclastic
b) crystalline
c) clastic
d) vesicular

Which rock will weather at the fastest rate when exposed to acid rain?
a) granite
b) limestone
c) gneiss
d) quartzite

At which New York State location can intensely metamorphosed surface bedrock be found?
a) Rochester
b) Old Forge
c) Slide Mountain
d) Utica

Earth revolves around the Sun at the rate of approximately
a) 1° per day
b) 360° per day
c) 15° per hour
d) 23.5° per hour

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