A student is measuring the effect that surface area has on the rate of chemical weathering. He dissolves several 5-gram samples of calcite in an acid. The samples range from a simple rock, to several smaller pieces, to a fine powder. He observes that the 5 grams of powder dissolve the fastest, and the single 5-gram rock dissolves the slowest? Based on this information, how might mechanical weathering affect the rate of chemical weathering?

Ahis which describe the horizons in a soil profile? check all that apply. horizon a is mineral deficient. bedrock lies below the soil layers. te horizon o forms from organic material, horizon b undergoes the least amount of change. horizon c is least affected by the soil formation process.

Scientist: cross-sections of stalactites—calcite formations deposited on cave ceilings by seeping water—can reveal annual variations in rainfall in particular areas over hundreds and thousands of years. we often found that when—according to these cross-sections—drought occurred in a particular area, it coincided with the collapse of an ancient society in that area. i hypothesize that drought reduced agricultural productivity in these areas, thereby leaving these societies without the resources needed to handle internal stresses and external threats. which of the following, if true, would most weaken the support for the scientist's hypothesis? a. many droughts indicated in the cross-sections of stalactites do not correspond with the collapse of a society in that area. b. information from the cross-sections of stalactites alone cannot reveal the level of agricultural output in an area at a particular time. c. most of the societies that collapsed during droughts did so when internal power struggles coincided with military raids from neighboring societies. d. most of the societies that collapsed during droughts maintained large stockpiles of food and water at the time of their collapse. e. information from stalactites also suggests that the collapse of some societies coincided with periods of abnormally high rainfall.

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