A generally a light-colored silicate mineral is

A) quartz.
B) pyroxene.
C) amphibole.
D) biotite.
E) All of these are correct.


A) quartz.

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Which of the following is created when a glacier acts as a dam, blocking the flow of a river or melting glacial water?

A) playas B) proglacial lakes C) cirques D) pluvial lakes

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After rising up and over a mountain range, a foehn-type wind will be ____ than it was before it encountered the mountain

a. warmer and moister b. cooler and moister c. warmer and drier d. cooler and drier

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