Soils that swell require particles with high:

a. porosity
b. permeability
c. organic matter content
d. surface area


d

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A) the Troubled Asset Relief program (TARP). B) buying and owning a large share of stocks in many firms. C) the passing of a congressional "stimulus" package. D) all of the above E) none of the above

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Describe the ocean's layered structure. Why does the three-layer structure not exist in high latitudes?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following classes of compounds react with sodium hydroxide to give a water-soluble salt?

A) 1° alcohols B) phenols C) both a and b D) neither a nor b

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What is a dip slope?

a. It has to do with the oil dipstick in a car. b. The slope of a hill is parallel to the inclined layers beneath the ground surface. c. This describes depressions in the ground left by slumping. d. This refers to an abrupt increase in the steepness of the slide plane in a given landslide. e. This refers to slopes that are steeper than the angle of repose.

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