What factors determine the density of a mineral?

What will be an ideal response?


Density is the measure of the mass of a material divided by its volume, so the factors include mass of the material, the volume, the size of the atoms which influences the mass.

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Which of the following terms refers to the reversal of the positions of surface high- and low-pressure areas at the east and west ends of the Pacific Ocean?

A. upwelling B. La Niña C. El Niño D. Southern Oscillation

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How do evaporates form? Give an example

What will be an ideal response?

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The principle of crosscutting relationships states that a disrupted pattern is older than the cause of disruption.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A surface low pressure area with a deep upper-level trough to the west will tend to move toward the

a. northwest. b. northeast. c. southwest. d. southeast. e. south.

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