Most glasses and some minerals exhibit a type of fracture characterized by nested and curved crack surfaces. What term describes this property?

What will be an ideal response?


conchoidal fracture

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a. age b. mass c. shape d. metallicity e. distance

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Graphical Addition: Refer to the figure, which shows four vectors ,, and .(a) Vector  as

expressed in terms of vectors  and  is given byA)  + .B)  - .C)  - .(b) Vector  as expressed in terms of vectors  and  is given byA)  + .B)  - .C)  - .

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Differences in apparent magnitude correspond to ratios of ________.

A. luminosity B. brightness C. distance D. temperature E. mass

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A bow wave is produced when a speed boat moves

A) nearly as fast as the waves it produces. B) as fast as the waves it produces. C) faster than the waves it produces. D) none of the above

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