________ describes how an entire suite of silicate minerals can form from a single basaltic magma as it cools and crystallizes

A) The theory of plate tectonics
B) Moh's hardness scale
C) Bowen's reaction series
D) The geologic rock cycle


Answer: C

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Which of the following is an example of biomass?

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The "tragedy of the commons" refers to the ____.

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Clouds in the tropics tend to move from east to west. Consequently, which of the following rhymes best describes a rainbow seen in the tropics?

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