What is the main force involved in the stability of slopes?
A) Water pressure
B) Sunlight
C) Wind
D) Gravity
E) Radioactivity decay
D) Gravity
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a. Rain forests b. Kelp forests c. Coral reefs d. Open ocean
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Magma that might have cooled slowly to produce a diorite is instead erupted at Earth's surface. It would chill rapidly and produce a(n) ________
A) rhyolite B) andesite C) basalt D) granite
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What radioactive isotope is generally used to fuel a controlled nuclear chain reaction?
A. uranium 235 B. barium 140 C. cesium 137 D. uranium 95
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Which type of logging causes the highest soil erosion rates?
A. clear-cutting B. selective cutting C. strip cutting D. no cutting
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