What is the best method to distinguish between muscovite mica and biotite mica?

A) Cleavage
B) Color
C) Hardness
D) Streak


Answer: B

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Which of the following solutions is the most concentrated?

A. 3.0 L of a 0.5 molar solution B. 2.0 L of a 1 molar solution C. 0.5 L of a 1 molar solution D. 0.5 L of a 3 molar solution E. 2.0 L of a 2 molar solution

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Most organisms native to a desert community are

A) well adapted to the heat and dry environment. B) well adapted to the heat but probably not the dry environment. C) well adapted to the dry environment but probably not the heat. D) not well adapted to the heat or dry environment.

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What is the ultimate base level?

A) Continental Divide B) A basalt flow beneath softer sedimentary rocks C) Sea level D) The bottom of a waterfall

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Relatively high precipitation in the regions in which these soils are found cause greater mineral alterations and more eluvial leaching than in other soils

A) Oxisols B) Gelisols C) Andisols D) Ultisols

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