What is the definition of eluviation?

A) Decayed organic material
B) Accumulation of fine clay particles in a soil column
C) Downward transportation of fine clay particles in a soil column
D) The collective term for the O, A, E, and B horizons


Ans: C) Downward transportation of fine clay particles in a soil column

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What property of metal atoms account for many of the observed bulk phenomena seen in metal samples?

A. Metal atoms easily lose one or more outer electrons. B. Metal atoms easily gain one or more outer electrons. C. Metals readily form covalent bonds. D. Metals readily form ionic bonds. E. none of the above

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Carbonate rocks exposed at the surface in wet environments will

A) dissolve and weather readily. B) appear smooth and unaltered. C) not react chemically to water.

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When a wave arrives at an irregular shoreline, the wave front remains straight as it impinges on the shore

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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