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Starlight

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Why is there a greater concentration of calcite, halite, and gypsum in desert soils than in other soils?
 
  A) The sand of the desert contains more of these minerals than soil-forming rocks in other regions do.
  B) The dry climate allows minerals to precipitate from solution while in wetter soils they would filter away.
  C) The dry earth allows minerals to come up to the surface while in wetter soils they would remain lower.
  D) The soils of the desert do not contain pores large enough to wash these minerals away when water comes in the form of rain.

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Which Latin word or phrase is the E horizon named after?
 
  A) raised up
  B) washed out
  C) rich
  D) rocky


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Excellent

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