Briefly explain how hydrolysis results in the weathering of some minerals. What will be an ideal response?


In hydrolysis, hydrogen ions replace positive ions in minerals, and the released mineral ions go into
solution, changing the mineral's composition.

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Hot spots move with continental plates.

a. true b. false

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The parking lot down the street would best be characterized as a(n)

A) landscape of despair. B) derelict landscape. C) landscape of power. D) symbolic landscape. E) ordinary landscape.

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