Question

most volcanoes occur near
oceans
deserts
plate boundaries
mountain ranges

while examining layers of rock on a cliff, you see fossils of seashells and fish. this rock must be
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic

kyler goes to the desert every year on vacation and passes the same sandstone butte. every year it looks a little smaller. which process is changing the sandstone butte over time?
30 years ago
present day
wind
wind

Explanation:

First Question (Most volcanoes occur near...)

Volcanoes form due to tectonic activity. Plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, transform) have magma movement. Oceans, deserts, or mountain ranges alone don't correlate as strongly. So the correct option is the one with "plate boundaries".

Sedimentary rocks form from sediment accumulation, often preserving fossils. Igneous (magma/lava) and metamorphic (heat/pressure) rocks rarely have fossils. So the rock must be sedimentary.

Wind erodes sandstone (a sedimentary rock) over time. The diagram shows wind acting, so the process is erosion (specifically wind erosion). The butte shrinks due to wind eroding its material.

Answer:

C. plate boundaries (assuming the options are labeled A: oceans, B: deserts, C: plate boundaries, D: mountain ranges; adjust labels if needed)

Second Question (Fossils in rock layers...)