A hard, white, crusty calcium carbonate deposit within the B horizon in the arid desert regions of the
American Southwest is called which of the following?
a. caliche
b. quartz
c. coal
d. adobe
e. clay
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Which of the following is the consensus base sequence of a TATA box?
A) TATA B) TATATA C) TATAAT D) TTAATTAA
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Barchans:
a. are a type of longitudinal dune. b. have slip faces oriented parallel to the average wind direction. c. have arms that point downwind. d. are typically stabilized by vegetation. e. are composed of gravel.
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What would you most expect to find at ocean-continent convergence?
A. suture zone B. magmatic arc C. midocean ridge D. island arc
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