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) 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.
Which of the following is the correct ordering of soil particle sizes from largest to smallest?
a. clay ? sand ? silt b. clay ? silt ? sand c. silt ? clay ? sand d. sand ? silt ? clay