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WHICH OF THESE PROCESSES ARE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING CALIFORNIA'S MOUNTAIN'S?
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MOVEMENT OF TECTONIC PLATES
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THE LARGE U-SHAPED VALLEY'S OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WERE FORMED BY
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GLACIERS
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OIL AND NATURAL GAS FORM FROM
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MARINE ORGANISMS BURIED IN OCEAN SEDIMENT.
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WHICH OF THESE IS not AN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT METALLIC MINERAL FOUND IN CALIFORNIA?
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COPPER
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A MAJOR SOURCE OF WATER FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS
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THE COLORADO RIVER
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THE PROCESS OF REMOVING SALT FROM OCEAN WATER TO OBTAIN FRESH WATER IS CALLED
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DESALINATION
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MOST OF CALIFORNIA'S FRESH WATER IS USED FOR
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AGRICULTURE
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THE STATE WATER PROJECT DOES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT
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PROVIDE DRINKING WATER FOR CITIES NORTH OF SACRAMENTO
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WHAT IS AN AQUEDUCT?
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A CHANNEL THAT CARRIES WATER FROM A HIGHER TO A LOWER ELEVATION
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WHICH OF THESE IS not A NATURAL HAZARD OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN CALIFORNIA?
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FLOODS
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WHICH OF THESE IS AN IMPORTANT STORM HAZARD IN CALIFORNIA?
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MUDFLOWS
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FLASH FLOODS CAN BE VERY DEADLY BECAUSE
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FLOOD WATERS RISE RAPIDLY
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WHAT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT GAS IN THE ATMOSPHERE?
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NITROGEN
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WHAT IS THE LOWEST LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE?
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TROPOSPHERE
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ALL MATTER IS COMPOSED OF ATOMS OR MOLECULES THAT HAVE ENERGY OF MOTION, ALSO KNOWN AS?
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KINETIC ENERGY
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