Give an example of a nonferromagnesian silicate. What will be an ideal response?


Quartz/feldspar/muscovite/clay.

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A country that is not fully autocratic or democratic is defined as a(n)

A) bureaucracy. B) totalitarian state. C) kleptocracy. D) plutocracy. E) anocracy.

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In which of these settings would a river or lake lose water to groundwater?

A. where a river flows across an area where the water table is far beneath the surface B. where the water table adjacent to the river is higher than the river C. where a lake is directly underlain by an impermeable layer D. None of these.

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Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California, and Stone Mountain in Georgia are shaped mainly by what mechanical weathering process?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is not true for Silicon Valley in California?

A) It receives 25% of all capital in the United States that is spent on new industries. B) Lenders and investors continue to fund Silicon Valley start-ups even though each start-up has a high chance of failure. C) Focus is on labor-intensive manufacturing for Silicon Valley. D) The availability of capital is more important than the proximity to skilled labor. E) It has a very high-skilled labor force.

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