The basic "building blocks" of the silicate minerals are tetrahedra of silicon and carbon.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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The process of fracking involves

A) using underground explosives to break up gas-rich shale deposits. B) processes that are under the regulation of the 2005 Safe Drinking Water Act. C) using coal and petroleum as a chemical basis for producing natural gas. D) using high-pressure fluids to fracture gas-rich shale deposits far underground.

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What is Earth System Science?

• The study of the entire planet as a system of interrelated components • The study of the atmosphere • The study of population growth on Earth • The study of physical systems on Earth's surface

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Which of the following lobsters exhibits a behavior of migrating single file across the sea floor in lines that are several kilometers long?

A) Homarus americanus B) Metanephrops japonicus C) Nephrops norvegicus D) Panulirus argus E) Panulirus interruptus

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