Name the five landforms particularly distinctive of the current or former action of valley glaciers. Which one is depositional?

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Answer: (1) U-shaped valleys, (2) knife-edge ridges and pointed peaks, (3) places where erosion overdeepened valleys to form lakes, (4) hanging valleys, and (5) moraine ridges. A moraine ridge is depositional.

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All of the following are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) except

a. Methane b. dry cleaning fluids c. carbon monoxide d. Benzene e. industrial solvents

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As in the United States, wealthier people in European cities cluster:

A) along a sector extending out from the CBD B) along major highways C) in and around the inner city's historic buildings D) in bunches around stadiums and opera houses E) along industrial parks and waterways.

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The compound that exerts a major control on the pH of seawater is ________.

A. CO2 B. N2 C. PO43- D. NH4+ E. NO3-

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