What is the definition of a mineral, and what do each of the parts of the definition mean? What will be an ideal response?
A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid with a narrowly defined chemical
composition and characteristic physical properties. Naturally occurring: a manmade substance cannot
be a mineral; inorganic: anything that was once alive cannot be a mineral; crystalline solid: constituent
atoms are arranged in a three-dimensional framework; narrowly defined chemical composition: the
chemistry of a mineral may vary but within a very specific range.
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A factory generates waste materials and heat. The materials serve as an input for another factory and local farms use the waste heat to heat their greenhouses. Which of these terms best describes this type of interaction?
A. biomimicry B. bioavailability C. biodiversification D. biometallic
The rain shadow effect is
A) created by internal processes but affects external processes. B) created by external processes but affects internal processes. C) unrelated to uplift. D) more important over the ocean than over land areas.
Oceanic-continental plate orogenesis can be recognized in the geological record by a(n):
a. accretionary wedge containing ophiolites. b. landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths. c. inland zone of block faults. d. accretionary wedge containing ophiolites AND landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths. e. all of these.
If an air parcel is given a small push upward and it falls back to its original position, the atmosphere is said to be?
a. ?stable. b. ?unstable. c. ?isothermal. d. ?neutral. e. ?adiabatic.