Reaction of country rock with solutions from a cooling magma is known as ____ alteration

A)geostatic
B)geohydrous
C)geothermal
D)hydrothermal
E)hydrostatic


D

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What is the dew-point temperature for a parcel of air with 3.8 g/kg?

The table on the right hand side of Figure 12.1 lists maximum specific humidity values for various temperatures. You can also use the table to find dew-point temperatures, if you know how many grams of water vapor per kilogram of air are present. What will be an ideal response?

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Each number on this figure refers to a location depicting groundwater in a subsurface material that is consistent in character across the entire figure. Of these locations, which one has the water table most clearly above the surface?



A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

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What is the main tenet of Plank's quantum hypothesis?

A) Energy comes in discrete packets of a certain minimum size. B) Energy is composed of subatomic particles called quanta. C) Energy is a continuum, but light is quantized. D) Energy can be converted into matter through nuclear quanta. E) Light is composed of waves that exist only at certain quantum fundamental frequencies.

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Which process results in a decrease in relative humidity?

A) cooling the air B) warming the air C) increasing the actual water vapor pressure D) decreasing the saturation water vapor pressure

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