Niagara Falls is the most famous set of falls in North America because they ________

A) are the widest falls in the word
B) are the tallest falls in the world
C) pass an enormous volume of water over them
D) flow "backwards" from what would be expected
E) date from almost the beginning of Earth history


Answer: C

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What will be an ideal response?

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The type of feature shown in this photograph is



A) fault scarp.
B) columnar joints.
C) shear zone.
D) folded metamorphic rocks.

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