Which description best describes a plateau? A raised, flat-surfaced area bound on one or more sides by cliffs or steep slopes.
An area of land that rises very high above the land around it.
A mound or ridge of sand most often found on a coastline or in the desert.
A large area of flat or gently rolling land.

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Which statement is the best definition of an atom? a) anything that has mass and occupies space. b) the smallest particle that has the properties of an element. c) a substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances. eliminate d) the smallest unit of a substance that exhibits all of the properties characteristic of that substance.