The rapid deterioration of marble or limestone sculptures in industrial and urban areas reflects the damaging effects of
A) ultraviolet light.
B) carbon monoxide.
C) acid precipitation.
D) volatile organic compounds.
C
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An erosional surface between a plutonic igneous or metamorphic rock and sedimentary (or volcanic) rock is called:
a) disconformity b) basal conglomerate c) nonconformity d) angular unconformity e) marker horizon
A rancher overgrazes his land in an area underlain by heavy clay soils and regolith developed from weathering of claystone. After a series of heavy rains small creeks develop deep gullies along their length. A light steady rain develops and continues for several days. What should the rancher be concerned about on his overgrazed lands?
A) slumps along the creeks
B) increasing gully development because of the rain
C) rock avalanche
D) lahars filling cascading down his creeks, wiping out his cattle
________ can form when the pressure surface is above the land surface
A) Geysers B) Flowing artesian wells C) Springs D) Cone of depression
Which of the following is not part of a Hadley Cell?
A) subtropical jet stream B) trade winds C) ITCZ D) subtropical high E) polar easterlies