Which of the following is not one of the main families of rocks?

A) Sedimentary
B) Igneous
C) Metamorphic
D) Meteorites

D) Meteorites

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Which of the following is a location in which flood basalts erupted?

A) Columbia Plateau B) Texas Gulf Coast C) Hawaii

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________ are flat areas along streams that are created by the deposition of alluvium and is subject to periodic inundation

A) Terraces B) Floodplains C) Riffles D) Bars

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Which of the following is a recognizable characteristic of recent calderas?

A. long, narrow valley B. large, conical mountain form C. steep-sided basin-shaped depression

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Abyssal plains with sediments covering the seafloor igneous rocks are more extensive in the central Pacific basin than in the North Atlantic

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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