What is the name of the process in which the chemical structure of rock is altered when it combines with water molecules to form new compounds?

A. oxidation
B. aeration
C. hydrolysis
D. chemical weathering


Answer: C

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Given the compounds 2-methyl-1-pentene and 2-methyl-2-pentene, which of the following statements is true?

A) Only 2-methyl-1-pentene is chiral. B) Only 2-methyl-2-pentene is chiral. C) Both are chiral. D) Neither is chiral.

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Pangaea is currently dated at

A) 4.6 billion years ago. B) 225 to 200 million years ago. C) 65 million years ago. D) the beginning of the Holocene. E) about half the timespan of Earth's existence.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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