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8th Grade Science Test 12 (Final exam) Flashcards

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1
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What process breaks rocks down into soil?

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weathering

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What is a theory that has never been proven false?

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law

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3
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The amount of matter in an object

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mass

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4
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What branch of science is the study of the earth?

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geology

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What type of mountain was formed when rocks on one side of a fault were forced upward while there socks on the other side were forced downward?

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fault-block

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What type of lava rock is rough and jagged with a crumbly or “blocky” texture?

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aa lava

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The theory that the earth’s crust and upper mantle consist of huge plates slowly drifting as a result of convection currents in the mantle

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plate tectonics theory

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8
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What type of volcano consists primarily of erupted volcanic ash and rock fragments held together loosely?

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cinder-cone

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9
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What is the general term for crystalline substances found naturally in the eartH?

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minerals

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10
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The resistance of a smooth surface of a mineral to being scratched

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hardness

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11
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Steel is an alloy of

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iron and copper

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12
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What is the red variety of corundum?

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ruby

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13
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What is the largest group of minerals?

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silicates

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14
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What is a low hill formed when a glacier overruns a moraine?

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drumlin

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15
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any harmful substance released into the soil, air, or water

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pollution

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16
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the falling of acidic precipitation onto the planet

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acid deposition

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17
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term meaning “caused by humans”

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anthropogenic

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18
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method of producing electricity that uses lenses or mirrors to focus the sun’s rays into a small beam that heats a fluid

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concentrating solar energy

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19
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cold period that lasted from the 1300s to around 1850

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Little Ice Age

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20
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system that removed certain gases and particles from industrial exhaust

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scrubber

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21
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synthetic gas used for fuel

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syngas

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22
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branch of science that studies the interactions of the physical world

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environmental science

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23
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processes that recycle minerals and other nutrients in the environment

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biogeochemical (or nutrient) cycles

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24
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a fan-shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river

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delta

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25
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weathering that involves the breaking or peeling away of rock into layers

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exfoliation

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26
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regions of the earth’s surface where limestone is exposed and abundant

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karst

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27
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the idea that attempts to reconcile the Bible and evolution

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theistic evolution

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28
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false belief that says that all geological processes have always proceeded at the same rate

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uniformitarianism

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29
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the deep-sea-fish living fossil once thought to be the ancestor of the first amphibians

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coelacanth

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30
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What term refers to the sudden appearance of life in the fossil record?

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Cambrian explosion

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31
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The hypothetical time scale that supposedly charts both the earth’s history and the sequence of the rock layers in the earth’s crust

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geologic column

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32
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What are movements of ocean water caused primarily by the moon?

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tides

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33
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What type of bottle is used to collect water samples from the ocean depths?

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Nissan bottles

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34
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What is a sandy, gently sloping underwater plain near a continent?

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continental shelf

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35
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things that affect insolation

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angle of sun’s rays
cloud cover
length of daytime

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36
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What is the atmosphere’s “weather layer”?

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troposphere

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37
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What is the general term for a naturally occurring material that mankind can use?

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natural resource

38
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What branch of science develops new methods of conservation through the application of environmental science?

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environmental technology

39
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What is the process of quickly and safely returning wastewater to the environment?

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water reclamation

40
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What are devices, made from semiconducting materials, that convert sunlight directly into electricity?

A

photovoltaic cells

41
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Name the process in which an atom of an element with a large nucleus breaks into two atoms of elements with smaller nuclei, releasing an enormous amount of energy.

A

nuclear fission

42
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What is the most widely used form of renewable energy?

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hydroelectric power

43
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What term refers to a situation in which cool air at the earth’s surface is overlaid by warm air?

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temperature inversion

44
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What is a place where garbage is collected, stores, and covered?

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landfill

45
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What is the continued process of atoms splitting and releasing neutrons that trigger more atoms to split?

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nuclear chain reaction

46
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What type of wind reverses its direction from season to season?

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monsoon

47
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Heat transfer by air movement

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convection

48
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What is the change in the direction of winds caused by EArth’s rotation?

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Coriolis effect

49
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The boundary formed when a warm air mass moves into the territory of a cold air mass

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warm front

50
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Which type of clouds are thunderstorm clouds?

A

cumulonimbus

51
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What term describes air with a relative humidity of 100%?

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saturated

52
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What type of tropical cyclone has wind speeds of 74 miles per hour or more?

A

hurricane

53
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What device measures relative humidity?

A

hygrometer

54
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A device that measure wind speed

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anemometer

55
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What is a localized storm with lightning, thunder, strong winds, and heavy rain?

A

thunderstorm

56
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What is an abrupt discharge of electricity through the ari?

A

lightning

57
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A Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is a two-dimensional graph that compares stars by their brightness and

A

temperature

58
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The unit of measurement approximately equal to the distance between the sun and the earth

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astronomical unit

59
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the point on the earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus

A

epicenter

60
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the study of the earth’s oceans

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oceanography

61
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a narrow funnel of powerful, rapidly whirling wind that stretches from a cloud to the ground

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tornado

62
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a planet’s farthest distance from the sun

A

aphelion

63
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the idea that the planets, including Earth, orbit the sun is the ___ view of the solar system

A

heliocentric

64
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a telescope that uses a series of lenses to produce an image

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refracting telescope

65
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a person who believes that humans are merely passing through the earth and have no claim to anything on it is a

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preservationist

66
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a pollutant that comes directly from a pollution source

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primary pollutant

67
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using the solar energy that naturally falls on a building to heat it directly is

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passive solar energy

68
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living things that influence an environment

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biotic factors

69
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be able to identify ursa major

A

:)

70
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Which scientific law states the planets’ orbits are ellipses?

A

first law of planetary motion

71
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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

A

jupiter

72
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Which constellation includes the star Regulus?

A

Leo

73
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The equation of time is the relationship between apparent solar time and

A

mean solar time

74
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In what type of orbit does a satellite stay above the same point on the earth’s surface?

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geostationary orbit

75
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What are the two points on the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the celestial equator?

A

solstices

76
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Who was the first person to travel in space?

A

Yuri Gagarin

77
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The hypothesis that long-living halogen compounds can cause ozone depletion is the

A

Rowland-Molina Hypothesis

78
Q

Ozone levels are measured in ___ units

A

Dobson

79
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What greenhouse gas is claimed to b the main cause of anthropogenic global warming?

A

carbon dioxide

80
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What is the most dangerous aspect of modern environmentalism?

A

promoting a reverence for creation that should be reserved for God alone

81
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The agreement that called for the reduction and eventual elimination of CFCs was the

A

Montreal Protocol

82
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A thick, brownish haze that results from complex molecules released into the air by vehicles and some factories and plants

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photochemical smog

83
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The study of God’s creation beyond the atmosphere

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astronomy

84
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a pollutant that comes from multiple sources

A

non-point-source pollutant

85
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the bacteria that live in the intestines of humans and animals and are used to determine if pathogens are present in the water

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coliform bacteria

86
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Natural resources that regenerate slowly, if at all

A

nonrenewable resources

87
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a device that generates electricity by wind-caused motion

A

wind turbine or aerogenerator

88
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the purified form of limestone that is used to correct overly acidic soil and can be used to restore acidic lakes and streams quickly

A

agricultural lime

89
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the general term for energy generated by natural sources and naturally replenished

A

renewable energy

90
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a device that safely starts and controls a fission chain reaction

A

nuclear reactor

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