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What is the leading cause of death-related traumatic brain injury

firearms

Which instrument is known simply as the horn

French horn

According to a study for the Federal Department of Health and Human Services how much do most teenagers earn per hour

8 dollars per hour or less

Which rocks are worn down and altered over a period of time is called

weathering

Which type of boundaries cause volcanic activity and can result in the formation of islands

convergent

What occurs when a soluble mineral receives water through precipitation causing it to weaken

Hydrolysis

Which planet claims the largest volcanic cone in the solar system

Mars.

What occurs when water seeps into the cracks of rocks and then freezes

Water expands when it freezes, therefore it tends to cause the rocks to crack (or perhaps I should say, it causes existing cracks to get larger, leading to the disintegration of the rock).

What forms where a river's mouth meets the sea or ocean

delta

What are the areas of sediment deposit where a river's mouth reaches flat land at the bottom of a mountain

A+

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What forms when lava flows vertically through a layer of rock

dike

Which of these has a very high mineral content

hot spring

Which of these is the result of a spring forming in a desert region

oasis

What is a system of streams that connect to one primary river called

Tributaries are streams that flow into one primary river. A tributary can also flow into another stream or a lake.

What can pollution gases produced by factories and automobiles cause

acid rain

Hydrolysis is a source of which type of weathering

chemical a +

The process by which rocks are worn down and altered over a period of time is called

erosion

Vegetation is a source of which type of weathering

Mechanical

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