There are people who specialize in "cutting" diamonds, yet diamond is the hardest known substance. From your knowledge of minerals, which of the following describes what the diamond cutter does?

What will be an ideal response?


Diamond has more than one cleavage, and the cutter looks for small cracks along the cleavage and uses a chisel to break the mineral along the cleavage.

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a. outside bend of the meander loops b. a point bar on the inside bend of a meander c. a cut bank

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A) electrons are sent down an electron transport chain. B) sugar is split, and ATP is generated. C) oxygen is required. D) water is generated.

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The process of diffusion offers a reasonable explanation for the distribution of all cultural phenomena

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The territory of Israel has generally ________ since its formation in 1947

A) grown B) shrunk C) remained constant D) grown, with the exception of the Sinai Peninsula, E) shrunk, with the exception of the Gaza Strip,

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