What is the role of carbon dioxide (CO2) in weathering? Explain Equation (5.3)
What will be an ideal response?
CO2 and water creates carbonic acid (Equation 5.3), which contributes to weathering because it is weakly acidic.
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A decline in sulfur dioxide has led to a lower pH in precipitation in the Mid-Atlantic states
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) 1-bromo-2-methylpentane B) 2-bromo-2-methylpentane C) 2,3-dibromo-2-methylpentane D) 3,3-dibromo-2-methylpentane
When an ice block that was buried in sediment finally melts, a depression called a(n) ________ forms.
A. kettle B. roche moutonnée C. horn D. drumlin E. arête