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Compared to the granitic continental crust, the basaltic oceanic crust is

a) thinner and less dense

b) thinner and more dense

c) thicker and less dense

d) thicker and more dense

Which table correctly matches the layers of Earth’s interior with the appropriate description?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

The most recently formed oceanic crust would be located closest to location

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

Most of the tectonic plate boundaries of the Scotia Plate are classified as

a) transform boundaries with the plates moving in a relative east–west direction

b) transform boundaries with the plates moving in a relative north–south direction

c) divergent boundaries with the plates moving in a relative east–west direction

d) divergent boundaries with the plates moving in a relative north–south direction

This stream drainage pattern is most likely a direct result of the

a) elevation of the bedrock above sea level

b) type of fossils in the bedrock

c) age of the bedrock

d) underlying bedrock structure

Which New York State river generally flows southward?

a) Genesee

b) Hudson

c) Niagara

d) St. Lawrence

The sediment deposited by a landslide is usually

a) sorted and layered

b) sorted and non-layered

c) unsorted and layered

d) unsorted and non-layered

Which rock exhibits a bubbling reaction when hydrochloric acid is placed on it?

a) rock gypsum

b) limestone

c) obsidian

d) slate

The landscape feature labeled A is best described as

a) a delta

b) a flood plain

c) a water table

d) an escarpment

This landscape feature is identifi ed as a

a) dune

b) terminal moraine

c) drumlin

d) outwash plain

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