The water balance for Kingsport, Tennessee exhibits
A) a net water surplus (SURPL) during each month of the year.
B) water deficits each month of the year.
C) net demands for water for 10 months of the year.
D) water deficits in the summer months.
D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Diamonds are found in
A. evaporites. B. pegmatites. C. laterites. D. kimberlites.
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