Which of the following statements about the Andes Mountains is TRUE?
A) The Andes are non-volcanic in origin
B) The Andes contain a wealth of precious minerals and metals, including gold and silver
C) The Andes are among the oldest mountains on Earth
D) The Andes run largely east-west across South America
E) No Andean peak exceeds 20,000 feet
B) The Andes contain a wealth of precious minerals and metals, including gold and silver
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An intellectual movement that encourages scientific thought, the expansion of knowledge, and belief in the inevitability of progress is known as:
a. secularization. b. modernism. c. globalization. d. religious fundamentalism. e. sanctification.
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which water cycles through the atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere?
A) evaporation B) condensation C) precipitation D) runoff E) frost action
The California Water Project is
A) a proposed dam of the Colorado River between the Parker and Palo Verde Dam. B) a multi-year plan designed to harvest rainwater for agricultural purposes. C) a water conveyance system to distribute water resources throughout the state. D) an ambition goal to build a hydroelectric power station larger than China's Three Gorges.
A particular reaction has an equilibrium constant of 1 x 10-15. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the equilibrium constant and the reaction rate?
A) Because the equilibrium constant is small the reaction proceeds slowly. B) There is no relationship between the size of the equilibrium constant and the rate of the reaction. C) Both a and b are true. D) Neither a nor b is true.