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A common method of rust proofing the underside of cars is spraying on a protective coating of oil annually. Explain at least one negative environmental impact of the method of corrosion protection.   (2 marks)

The mid-oceanic ridge is an 80,000 km-long mountain range on the ocean floor. Where does this mountain range lie in terms of plate tectonic features?     

What is the most abundant mineral group?       

_______ are geological forces generated inside the Earth. 

Pangea initially separated into two parts, the southern part is called ____. 

A pulverized mineral (usually on a piece of white unglazed porcelain) gives a color called its ____, that is usually more reliable than the color of the specimen itself. 

Plate tectonics is a unifying idea that helps explain where and why there are ___ on Earth. 

Earth can be visualized as a giant machine driven by which of the following engines?  

The product of the breakdown of surface rocks by weathering and erosion is __. 

Plate tectonics regards the lithosphere as divided into segments (plates) that are in horizontal motion