Which slender, conical speleothem grows from water dripping from the ceiling of a cavern?

What will be an ideal response?


stalactite

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What kind of surface wind patterns occur due to the interaction of atmospheric cells. What are some of the effects on climate where these occur?

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The Andes Mountains mark the line of collision between the South American Plate and the

A. North American Plate B. Pacific Ocean Plate C. Caribbean Plate D. Nazca Plate

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Which of the following attributes does NOT apply to these sediments?

A. composed of gravel B. well sorted C. angular clasts D. cobbles and boulders

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The extremely low surface temperatures in the Antarctic in July (the Southern Hemisphere's winter) clearly demonstrate the principle of ________

A) adiabatic cooling B) latitudinal differentiation C) greater cooling of land than water D) lapse rates E) aphelion

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