Describe dripstone and how it forms. What will be an ideal response?
Dripstone is all of the deposits found in caves. As water seeps into a cave, some of the dissolved
carbon dioxide in the water escapes, and a small amount of calcite is precipitated to form dripstone.
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a. clay ? sand ? silt b. clay ? silt ? sand c. silt ? clay ? sand d. sand ? silt ? clay
Which location would contain the most well-rounded rocks?
A) a beach shore B) an avalanche site C) a fast-flowing river D) a quiet lake shore
The Roman Catholic church is an NGO and therefore classified as a(n) ________ in Russia
A) "church with special privileges" B) "enemy of the state" C) "foreign agent" D) "non-entity"
In the early days of its colonization, Britain used Australia initially as a
A) source of natural resources. B) source of slaves. C) tourist destination. D) prison colony. E) plantation.