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Part 1-: Our sun: a) will explode in the next few hundred million years. b) is a

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Question

Part 1-:

Our sun:

a) will explode in the next few hundred million years.

b) is a giant fusion reactor.

c) was formed from the original “proto-sun”.

d) is about 3 billion years old.

e) both b and c are correct.

Part 2-:

____is a mineral and _____ is a rock

a) limestone, quartz

b) quartz, granite

c) pumice, feldpar

d) coal, granite

e) all of the above are correct

Part 3-:

Rocks composed of calcite are particularly susceptible to which form of chemical weathering?

a) frost wedging

b) hydrolysis

c) dissolution

d) oxidation

e) sheeting

Part 4-:

The Canadian Prairies are dry and temperate. Decomposition rates are low, but deposition of plant material is high. The prairies are dominated by ________ soils which are characterized by an accumulation of _________ in the _______ horizon.

a) glyesolic; mottling; b

b) organic; organic matter; c

c) brunisolic; clay; b

d) chernozemic; organic matter; a

e) solonetzic; salt; a

Explanation / Answer

1) e- becuase sun produces energy due to nuclear fusion of H to form He and orginated from gravitational collpase of a proto star.

2) b- Quarts is a single mineral asseblage formed of siO2 , Granite is a rock formed from quartz, feldspars and mica.

3) c. - Calcite,will dissolve in weak acid, to produce calcium and bicarbonate ions. The equation is as follows:

CaCO3  + H+   + HCO3– —–>   Ca2+ + 2HCO3–

4. d.

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