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50:50 Give Hint!
B. The comet’s tail is following the path of Jupiter.
C. The solar wind blows the tail away from the Sun.
D. Moon’s light only shines on part of the comet.
A. It is being pulled by a nearby black hole.
Why does a comet’s tail point away from the Sun?
Hint
B. The comet’s tail is following the path of Jupiter.
C. The solar wind blows the tail away from the Sun.
D. Moon’s light only shines on part of the comet.
A. It is being pulled by a nearby black hole.
Why does a comet’s tail point away from the Sun?
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B. The comet’s tail is following the path of Jupiter.
C. The solar wind blows the tail away from the Sun.
Why does a comet’s tail point away from the Sun?
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B. The comet’s tail is following the path of Jupiter.
C. The solar wind blows the tail away from the Sun.
D. Moon’s light only shines on part of the comet.
A. It is being pulled by a nearby black hole.
Why does a comet’s tail point away from the Sun?
D..
Answer 1
C. The solar wind blows the tail away from the Sun.
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50:50 Give Hint!
B. absorbed by Earth during daylight hours
A. released from Earth’s interior
D. generated from tropical winds
C. produced by the friction of air particles
Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap
heat —
Hint
B. absorbed by Earth during daylight hours
A. released from Earth’s interior
D. generated from tropical winds
C. produced by the friction of air particles
Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap
heat —
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B. absorbed by Earth during daylight hours
A. released from Earth’s interior
Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap
heat —
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B. absorbed by Earth during daylight hours
A. released from Earth’s interior
D. generated from tropical winds
C. produced by the friction of air particles
Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap
heat —
D..
Answer 2
B. absorbed by Earth during daylight hours
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50:50 Give Hint!
A. deep underground
B. nonpolluting D. overabundant
C. nonrenewable
A major problem with depending on
fossil fuels as primary energy sources
is that they are —
Hint
A. deep underground
B. nonpolluting D. overabundant
C. nonrenewable
A major problem with depending on
fossil fuels as primary energy sources
is that they are —
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D. overabundant
C. nonrenewable
A major problem with depending on
fossil fuels as primary energy sources
is that they are —
You have 10 seconds to ask someone sitting beside you for help!
A. deep underground
B. nonpolluting D. overabundant
C. nonrenewable
A major problem with depending onfossil fuels as primary energy sources
is that they are —
Answer 3
C. nonrenewable
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A. less eroded
B. higher D. older
C. thicker
Compared to the Rocky Mountains, theAppalachian Mountains are much —
Hint
A. less eroded
B. higher D. older
C. thicker
Compared to the Rocky Mountains, theAppalachian Mountains are much —
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A. less eroded
D. older
Compared to the Rocky Mountains, theAppalachian Mountains are much —
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A. less eroded
B. higher D. older
C. thicker
Compared to the Rocky Mountains, theAppalachian Mountains are much —
D..
Answer 4
D. older
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50:50 Give Hint!A. Faults on tectonic plates are
in constant motion, but volcanoes may not erupt for many years.
B. Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries.
D. Tectonic plates that have many faults do not usually have volcanoes.
C. Faults and volcanoes existed long before there were tectonic plates
Which provides the best evidence for the theory that faults and volcanoes are results of tectonic plate interactions?
Hint
A. Faults on tectonic plates are in constant motion, but volcanoes
may not erupt for many years.
B. Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries.
D. Tectonic plates that have many faults do not usually have volcanoes.
C. Faults and volcanoes existed long before there were tectonic plates
Which provides the best evidence for the theory that faults and volcanoes are results of tectonic plate interactions?
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A. Faults on tectonic plates are in constant motion, but volcanoes
may not erupt for many years.
B. Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries.
Which provides the best evidence for the theory that faults and volcanoes are results of tectonic plate interactions?
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A. Faults on tectonic plates are in constant motion, but volcanoes
may not erupt for many years.
B. Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries.
D. Tectonic plates that have many faults do not usually have volcanoes.
C. Faults and volcanoes existed long before there were tectonic plates
Which provides the best evidence for the theory that faults and volcanoes are results of tectonic plate interactions?
D..
Answer 5
B. Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries.
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Which of these is likely to occur
after moist air is cooled below its
dew point?
50:50 Give Hint!
A. Ice crystals melt.
B. Evaporation increases. D. Water condenses.
C. Winds are generated.
Hint
Which of these is likely to occur
after moist air is cooled below its
dew point?
A. Ice crystals melt.
B. Evaporation increases. D. Water condenses.
C. Winds are generated.
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Which of these is likely to occur
after moist air is cooled below its
dew point?
D. Water condenses.
C. Winds are generated.
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Which of these is likely to occur
after moist air is cooled below its
dew point?
A. Ice crystals melt.
B. Evaporation increases. D. Water condenses.
C. Winds are generated.
Answer 6
D. Water condenses.
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The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without a change in composition is called —
50:50 Give Hint!
A. mechanical weathering
B. chemical precipitation D. metamorphic foliation
C. igneous intrusion
Hint!
The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without a change in composition is called —
A. mechanical weathering
B. chemical precipitation D. metamorphic foliation
C. igneous intrusion
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The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without a change in composition is called —
A. mechanical weathering
D. metamorphic foliation
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The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without a change in composition is called —
A. mechanical weathering
B. chemical precipitation D. metamorphic foliation
C. igneous intrusion
Answer 7
A. mechanical weathering
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Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are
called —
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A. foliated
B. striated D. evaporated
C. unfoliated
Hint
Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are
called —
A. foliated
B. striated D. evaporated
C. unfoliated
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Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are
called —
A. foliated
B. striated
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Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are
called —
A. foliated
B. striated D. evaporated
C. unfoliated
Answer 8
A. foliated
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In the jar shown, a sample of soil was mixed with
water and then allowed to settle for 24 hours. The jar serves as a model for what
process?
50:50 Give Hint!
A. Erosion of rock particles by water
B. Deposition of sediment in a lake bed
D. Formation of soil from parent material
C. Evaporation of water from a muddy pond
Hint!
In the jar shown, a sample of soil was mixed with
water and then allowed to settle for 24 hours. The jar serves as a model for what
process?
A. Erosion of rock particles by water
B. Deposition of sediment in a lake bed
D. Formation of soil from parent material
C. Evaporation of water from a muddy pond
50:50
In the jar shown, a sample of soil was mixed with
water and then allowed to settle for 24 hours. The jar serves as a model for what
process?
A. Erosion of rock particles by water
B. Deposition of sediment in a lake bed
You have 10 seconds to ask someone sitting beside you for help!
In the jar shown, a sample of soil was mixed with
water and then allowed to settle for 24 hours. The jar serves as a model for what
process?
A. Erosion of rock particles by water
B. Deposition of sediment in a lake bed
D. Formation of soil from parent material
C. Evaporation of water from a muddy pond
Answer 9
B. Deposition of sediment in a lake bed
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A. Subduction and metamorphism
B. Crustal uplift and rock deformation D. Erosion and deposition
C. Rifting and intrusion
Which recent geologic processes commonly occur in the Coastal
Plain region of Virginia?
Hint
A. Subduction and metamorphism
B. Crustal uplift and rock deformation D. Erosion and deposition
C. Rifting and intrusion
Which recent geologic processes commonly occur in the Coastal
Plain region of Virginia?
50:50A. Subduction and
metamorphism
D. Erosion and deposition
Which recent geologic processes commonly occur in the Coastal
Plain region of Virginia?
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A. Subduction and metamorphism
B. Crustal uplift and rock deformation D. Erosion and deposition
C. Rifting and intrusion
Which recent geologic processes commonly occur in the Coastal
Plain region of Virginia?
Answer 10
D. Erosion and deposition
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A. global water consumption
B. the Moon’s orbit D. ebb and flow of tides
C. Earth’s climate
Dramatic variations in the polar ice caps most likely suggest changes in —
Hint!
A. global water consumption
B. the Moon’s orbit D. ebb and flow of tides
C. Earth’s climate
Dramatic variations in the polar ice caps most likely suggest changes in —
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D. ebb and flow of tides
C. Earth’s climate
Dramatic variations in the polar ice caps most likely suggest changes in —
You have 10 seconds to ask someone sitting beside you for help!
A. global water consumption
B. the Moon’s orbit D. ebb and flow of tides
C. Earth’s climate
Dramatic variations in the polar ice caps most likely suggest changes in —
Answer 11
C. Earth’s climate
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The river shown on the
topographic map flows fastest at
point —
50:50 Give Hint!
A. 1
B. 2 D. 4
C. 3
Hint!
The river shown on the
topographic map flows fastest at
point —
A. 1
B. 2 D. 4
C. 3
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The river shown on the
topographic map flows fastest at
point —
A. 1
B. 2
You have 10 seconds to ask someone sitting beside you for help!
The river shown on the
topographic map flows fastest at
point —
A. 1
B. 2 D. 4
C. 3
Answer 12
A. 1
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Which of these describes the area immediately below a water
table?
50:50 Give Hint!
A. Recharge zone
B. Capillary zone D. Zone of saturation
C. Zone of aeration
Hint!
Which of these describes the area immediately below a water
table?
A. Recharge zone
B. Capillary zone D. Zone of saturation
C. Zone of aeration
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Which of these describes the area immediately below a water
table?
D. Zone of saturation
C. Zone of aeration
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Which of these describes the area immediately below a water
table?
A. Recharge zone
B. Capillary zone D. Zone of saturation
C. Zone of aeration
Answer 13
D. Zone of saturation
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The folding and faulting found in the rocks of
the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
were created by —
50:50 Give Hint!
A. the Coriolis effect
B. wave action of prehistoric ocean
D. collisions of continental plates
C. heating and cooling of the prehistoric atmosphere
Hint!
The folding and faulting found in the rocks of
the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
were created by —
A. the Coriolis effect
B. wave action of prehistoric ocean
D. collisions of continental plates
C. heating and cooling of the prehistoric atmosphere
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The folding and faulting found in the rocks of
the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
were created by —
A. the Coriolis effect
D. collisions of continental plates
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The folding and faulting found in the rocks of
the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
were created by —
A. the Coriolis effect
B. wave action of prehistoric ocean
D. collisions of continental plates
C. heating and cooling of the prehistoric atmosphere
Answer 14
D. collisions of continental plates
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Seawater is typically denser than
freshwater due to seawater’s —
50:50 Give Hint!
A. smaller mass
B. greater depth D. lower freezing point
C. higher salinity
Hint!
Seawater is typically denser than
freshwater due to seawater’s —
A. smaller mass
B. greater depth D. lower freezing point
C. higher salinity
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Seawater is typically denser than
freshwater due to seawater’s —
D. lower freezing point
C. higher salinity
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Seawater is typically denser than
freshwater due to seawater’s —
A. smaller mass
B. greater depth D. lower freezing point
C. higher salinity
Answer 15
C. higher salinity
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Which of these describes the most common way that
material is added to a continental shelf?
50:50 Give Hint!
A. Deposition of continental sediments
B. Eruption of continental volcanoes
D. Subduction of continental plates
C. Evaporation from continental watersheds
Hint!
Which of these describes the most common way that
material is added to a continental shelf?
A. Deposition of continental sediments
B. Eruption of continental volcanoes
D. Subduction of continental plates
C. Evaporation from continental watersheds
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Which of these describes the most common way that
material is added to a continental shelf?
A. Deposition of continental sediments
B. Eruption of continental volcanoes
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Which of these describes the most common way that
material is added to a continental shelf?
A. Deposition of continental sediments
B. Eruption of continental volcanoes
D. Subduction of continental plates
C. Evaporation from continental watersheds
Answer 16
A. Deposition of continental sediments
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50:50 Give Hint!
A. Folding
B. Weathering D. Subduction
C. Faulting
Limestone chips dissolve after they are placed in a beaker of diluted acid. Which geologic
process is this most similar to?
Hint!
A. Folding
B. Weathering D. Subduction
C. Faulting
Limestone chips dissolve after they are placed in a beaker of diluted acid. Which geologic
process is this most similar to?
50:50
B. Weathering D. Subduction
Limestone chips dissolve after they are placed in a beaker of diluted acid. Which geologic
process is this most similar to?
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A. Folding
B. Weathering D. Subduction
C. Faulting
Limestone chips dissolve after they are placed in a beaker of diluted acid. Which geologic
process is this most similar to?
Answer 17
B. Weathering
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A. Erosion and deposition
B. Deformation and deposition D. Faulting and fracturing
C. Melting and crystallization
Which of the following processes will change a sedimentary rock into
an igneous rock?
Hint!
A. Erosion and deposition
B. Deformation and deposition D. Faulting and fracturing
C. Melting and crystallization
Which of the following processes will change a sedimentary rock into
an igneous rock?
50:50D. Faulting and fracturing
C. Melting and crystallization
Which of the following processes will change a sedimentary rock into
an igneous rock?
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A. Erosion and deposition
B. Deformation and deposition D. Faulting and fracturing
C. Melting and crystallization
Which of the following processes will change a sedimentary rock into
an igneous rock?
D..
Answer 18
C. Melting and crystallization
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50:50 Give Hint!
A. Seasons
B. Magnetic poles D. Tides
C. Prevailing winds
Which of these are caused primarily by
the gravitational force between Earth
and the Moon?
Hint!
A. Seasons
B. Magnetic poles D. Tides
C. Prevailing winds
Which of these are caused primarily by
the gravitational force between Earth
and the Moon?
50:50
A. Seasons
D. Tides
Which of these are caused primarily by
the gravitational force between Earth
and the Moon?
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A. Seasons
B. Magnetic poles D. Tides
C. Prevailing winds
Which of these are caused primarily by
the gravitational force between Earth
and the Moon?
Answer 19
D. Tides
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50:50 Give Hint!
A. It was intruded into layer 1.
B. It was intruded into layer 3.
C. It was deposited after layer 3.
D. It was deposited after layer 1.
In this section of undisturbed sedimentary
layers, which best describes layer 2?
Hint!
A. It was intruded into layer 1.
B. It was intruded into layer 3.
C. It was deposited after layer 3.
D. It was deposited after layer 1.
In this section of undisturbed sedimentary
layers, which best describes layer 2?
50:50 C. It was deposited after layer 3.
D. It was deposited after layer 1.
In this section of undisturbed sedimentary
layers, which best describes layer 2?
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A. It was intruded into layer 1.
B. It was intruded into layer 3.
C. It was deposited after layer 3.
D. It was deposited after layer 1.
In this section of undisturbed sedimentary
layers, which best describes layer 2?
Answer 20
C. It was deposited after layer 3.
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50:50 Give Hint!
A. cooling magma
B. weathering D. compacting shells
C. faulting
The rock shown is composed primarily of large crystals that were
formed by —
Hint
A. cooling magma
B. weathering D. compacting shells
C. faulting
The rock shown is composed primarily of large crystals that were
formed by —
50:50
A. cooling magma C. faulting
The rock shown is composed primarily of large crystals that were
formed by —
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A. cooling magma
B. weathering D. compacting shells
C. faulting
The rock shown is composed primarily of large crystals that were
formed by —
Answer 21
A. cooling magma
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Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted 23.5 relative to the plane of its orbit, which helps to cause —
50:50 Give Hint!
A.day and night
B. the seasons D. the lunar phases
C. high and low tides
Hint
Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted 23.5 relative to the plane of its orbit, which helps to cause —
A.day and night
B. the seasons D. the lunar phases
C. high and low tides
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Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted 23.5 relative to the plane of its orbit, which helps to cause —
A.day and night
B. the seasons
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Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted 23.5 relative to the plane of its orbit, which helps to cause —
A.day and night
B. the seasons D. the lunar phases
C. high and low tides
Answer 22
B. the seasons
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Which natural resource found in Virginia is a
common source of energy?
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A. Bauxite
B. Limestone D. Zinc
C. Coal
Hint
Which natural resource found in Virginia is a
common source of energy?
A. Bauxite
B. Limestone D. Zinc
C. Coal
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Which natural resource found in Virginia is a
common source of energy?
D. Zinc
C. Coal
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Which natural resource found in Virginia is a
common source of energy?
A. Bauxite
B. Limestone D. Zinc
C. Coal
D..
Answer 23
C. Coal
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A student claims that the full Moon occurs about once a month. What process will verify the student’s claim?
50:50 Give Hint!
A. Theorizing
B. Hypothesizing D. Observing
C. Predicting
Hint
A student claims that the full Moon occurs about once a month. What process will verify the student’s claim?
A. Theorizing
B. Hypothesizing D. Observing
C. Predicting
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A student claims that the full Moon occurs about once a month. What process will verify the student’s claim?
A. Theorizing
D. Observing
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A student claims that the full Moon occurs about once a month.
What process will verify the student’s
claim?
A. Theorizing
B. Hypothesizing D. Observing
C. Predicting
D..
Answer 24
D. Observing
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The three wells shown provide water for a
growing city. What is the most likely effect on
the system if six new wells are brought into
production as the population increases?
50:50 Give Hint!A. The shale layer
will shrink.
B. The limestone layer will collapse.
D. The aquifer will increase in volume.
C. The water table will drop.
Hint
The three wells shown provide water for a
growing city. What is the most likely effect on
the system if six new wells are brought into
production as the population increases?
A. The shale layer will shrink.
B. The limestone layer will collapse.
D. The aquifer will increase in volume.
C. The water table will drop.
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The three wells shown provide water for a
growing city. What is the most likely effect on
the system if six new wells are brought into
production as the population increases?
A. The shale layer will shrink.
C. The water table will drop.
You have 10 seconds to ask someone sitting beside you for help!
The three wells shown provide water for a
growing city. What is the most likely effect on
the system if six new wells are brought into
production as the population increases?
A. The shale layer will shrink.
B. The limestone layer will collapse.
D. The aquifer will increase in volume.
C. The water table will drop.
D..
Answer 25
C. The water table will drop.
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