The process that decomposes rocks and minerals by altering the makeup of the parent material is called ____________________

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chemical weathering

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Around the world, runoff from heavy use of synthetic fertilizers has created

A) coastal dead zones. B) new deltas of arable lands. C) super fisheries. D) biochemical farming zones. E) harvestable deposits of reusable fertilizers.

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The very common mineral shown in this photograph is commonly a pink- to cream-colored mineral with wavy, light-colored lines. What mineral is it?



A) Garnet
B) Quartz
C) Biotite
D) Muscovite
E) Feldspar

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The typical path of a winter mid-latitude cyclone is ____

A) westward or northwestward B) eastward or northeastward C) southward or southeastward D) southward or southwestward

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The boundary between the Tippecanoe Sequence and the overlying Kaskaskia Sequence is marked by a major _______________

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Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences