Weathering is an essential part of the ____________________ because when parent material breaks down into smaller pieces or perhaps dissolves, this weathered material may be transported elsewhere and deposited as sediment, the raw materials for sedimentary rocks

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rock cycle

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A. more B. not C. less D. just as

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The problem of acidic air emissions and acid rain are worst in

A) Africa. B) North America and Western Europe. C) Asia. D) Australia. E) Antarctica.

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Any cud-chewing placental mammal with a complex three- or four-chambered stomach, such as

deer, cattle, antelope, or camels:a. marsupial d. reptile b. ammonoid e. hominid c. ruminant

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What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

A) North Korea B) Japan C) South Korea D) China E) Taiwan

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