What is the term for the processes that disintegrate, wear away, and remove rock material?
A. weathering
B. erosion
C. mass wasting
D. denudation
E. creep
D
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Assuming all things being equal, a decline in a country's crude birth rate (CBR) would result in an increase in that country's
A) total fertility rate. B) life expectancy rate. C) crude death rate. D) doubling time. E) natural increase rate.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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The rate at which saturated air cools with adiabatic ascent is
A) 10°C/km. B) 8.3°C/km. C) 3.3°C/km. D) variable depending on temperature.
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