Fill in the blank with the word that best fits.The _______ valley opened up before us, seeming to extend beyond the horizon.abruptextremevastbrisk

Fill in the blank with the word that best fits.The waves started to ___________ forward during the storm, driving against the beach with a crash.distortsurgeengulfdivert

An earthquake happens when the _______ “snaps” where it breaks suddenlyGroup of answer choicesAsthenosphereLithosphere.SeafloorCrust

A boulder that weighs more than 40 tons sits on the sand high above the ocean. Dwarfing every other rock in view, it is _________ out of place. The answer to how this massive anomaly got here likely lies not in the vast expanse of the Atacama Desert behind it but in the Pacific Ocean below: Hundreds of years ago, a tsunami slammed into the northern Chilean coast, sweeping boulders landward like pebbles.4Mark for ReviewMCQABCWhich choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?Aunobtrusively BconspicuouslyCimperceptiblyDuncertainly

The idea that the same geological processes that happen today have been happening throughout history is called _______.

The storm clouds gathered on the horizon, casting an __________ shadow over the once sunny landscape.*10 points1- resolve2- affluent3- ominous4- calamitous5- meticulously6-sparse