The physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rock at or near Earth's surface is called

a. the disintegration chain.
b. erosion.
c. the decomposition cycle.
d. weathering.


d

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Two identical stones are dropped from rest and feel no air resistance as they fall. Stone A is dropped from height h, and stone B is dropped from height 2h. If stone A takes time t to reach the ground, stone B will take time

A) 4t. B) 2t. C) t . D) t/ . E) t/2.

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Gamma-ray bursters seem scattered randomly over the entire sky

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Charge Q is uniformly distributed over a line segment of length 2L, as shown below. When the x-coordinate of point P is x, the magnitude of the y-component of the electric field at point P is

A.

0.

B.
.

C.
.

D.
.

E.
.

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