Element 17 (Cl) and 9 (F) ________

A) are chemically relatively inert because they adjacent to the inert gases on the periodic table
B) behave as metals because they lie on the right side of the periodic table
C) are chemically very different because they lie directly below each other on the periodic table
D) are chemically similar because they lie directly below each other on the periodic table


D

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Hydrolysis is particularly effective in weathering ____

A)limestone B)sandstone C)bauxite D)calcite E)feldspar

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What does the lowercase letter w indicate about an air mass?

A) The air mass is warmer than the surface over which it is passing. B) The air mass is wetter than the surface over which it is passing. C) The air mass is colder than the surface over which it is passing. D) The air mass is drier than the surface over which it is passing.

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Which glacial erosion feature is likely to contain a waterfall today?

A) Tarn B) Hanging valley C) Esker D) Horn

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