During the process of adiabatic cooling, the temperature ...

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During the process of adiabatic cooling, the temperature decreases because the air has:
 
  A) expanded to a larger volume.
  B) lost heat to the colder air at higher altitudes.
  C) been compressed.
  D) lost some of its water vapor.
  E) emitted infrared radiation.

Question 2

How is brittle deformation different from ductile deformation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[ilianabrrr]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

Once the elastic limit (strength) of a rock is surpassed, it either flows (ductile deformation) or fractures (brittle deformation). Where temperatures and confining pressures are low, rocks tend to behave like a brittle solid and fracture once their strength is exceeded. Ductile deformation is a type of solid-state flow that produces a change in the size and shape of an object without fracturing.

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[strudel15]

Excellent