What mineral precipitates at travertine springs to create formations?

A) sulfates
B) sulfites
C) calcite
D) halite


Answer: C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following locations is NOT a major population cluster within sub-Saharan Africa?


A) the Namibian Desert
B) the coastline of West Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal)
C) the rift valleys of Ethiopia
D) the lake District of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and western Kenya
E) the Niger Delta of Nigeria

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The summer monsoon in eastern and southern Asia is characterized by

a. ?wet weather and winds blowing from land to sea. b. ?dry weather and winds blowing from land to sea. c. ?wet weather and winds blowing from sea to land. d. ?dry weather and winds blowing from sea to land. e. ?wet weather and Chinook winds.

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Permeability is a function of how interconnected open spaces are within a rock mass. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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