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) ?Lavas force waves cut through cliffs to form sea caves. B) ?Lava flowing seaward from an eruption forms fresh coast exposed to erosion. C) ?Volcanic eruptions fall on the ocean floor and form sea stacks. D) ?Emptying of volcano chambers resulting in drowned river valleys.
What product is obtained by the hydrobromination of 2-methyl-1-pentene?
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 moutonnĂ©e C. horn D. drumlin E. arĂȘte