Briefly explain batholith formation. What will be an ideal response?
Most batholiths appear to have formed by upward intrusion of magma accompanied by fracturing and
stoping, and the shouldering-aside and deformation of intruded country rock.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The mixing ratio is the most important of the moisture indices because:
A) it is the ratio of water vapor to a mass of dry air (as opposed to all air). B) it is the ratio of water content to capacity. C) it is the mass of water vapor relative to the mass of all other atmospheric gasses. D) it is the ratio of water vapor to the volume of air involved.
Which of the following best matches the description?The crust and solid outer mantle of the earth.
A. horizon B. terrace C. soil texture D. contour farming E. leaching F. asthenosphere G. windbreak H. parent material I. soil structure J. loam K. weathering L. friable M. chemical weathering N. soil profile O. lithosphere P. mechanical weathering Q. humus
To be effective, U.S. command-and-control environmental regulation required
A. social costs of industrial pollution to become unavoidable business costs. B. firms to take the social costs of pollution into account. C. firms to increase their costs by installing specified anti-pollution equipment. D. the EPA to oversee all environmental laws and all of the above.