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(B) B

(C) C

(D) D

(E) E

23. The locations where two tectonic plates slide apart from each other with the
    space that was created being filled with molten magma from below, such as
    the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the East Pacific Rise, and the East African Great
    Rift Valley, are known as (A) divergent boundaries
    (B) convergent boundaries
    (C) transform boundaries
    (D) tectonic boundaries
    (E) lithospheric boundaries


24. Radioactive materials, lead, arsenic, mercury, nickel, and benzene are all
    pollutants released from what type of electricity-generating plant?

(A) Hydroelectric

(B) Solar

(C) Coal-burning

(D) Nuclear

(E) Natural gas

25. On Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, copper mills discharged an estimated
    200 million tons of copper-contaminated waste directly into Torch Lake,
    reducing its volume by 20% and leaving a toxic threat to fish and anyone
    who eats the fish. Which law listed below would address the damage that
    has been done at Torch Lake?

(A) 1872    Mining  Act

(B) 1920    Mineral Leasing Act

(C) 1980    Comprehensive   Environmental   Response,   Compensation,   and

Liability   Act (CERCLA)    (D) 1976    Resource    Conservation    and

Recovery    Act (RCRA)

(E) 1977    Surface Mining  Control and Reclamation Act

Base your answers to Questions 26 and 27 on the following diagram.