What type of reaction is this? KAl3Si3O10(OH)2 + SiO2 --> Al2SiO5 + KAlSi3O8 + H2O

A) degassing
B) dehydration
C) decomposition
D) decay


Answer: B

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a. Pleistocene and Pliocene. d. Pleistocene and Holocene. b. Holocene and Pleistocene. e. Holocene and Paleocene. c. Holocene and Pliocene.

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The arrows drawn perpendicularly to the contour lines on the contour map shown indicate the direction of the groundwater flow. In this example the groundwater is

A. flowing down the slope of the water table from higher contours to lower ones. B. flowing parallel to the slope of the water table from lower contours to higher contours. C. flowing up the slope of the water table from lower contours to higher contours.

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This figure depicts what type of boundary?



A) Oceanic divergent boundary
B) Ocean-ocean convergent boundary
C) Ocean-continent convergent boundary
D) Transform boundary
E) Continental collision

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Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

A) Crust B) Mantle C) Outer core D) Inner core

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