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Exam 3
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Geology
Undergraduate 2
12/08/2011

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What is the larest use of fresh water?
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irrigation
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When treating wastewater, what is removing organic waste called?
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Secondary
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Evaporation of seawater produces many important minteral deposits. Which process are these deposits formed by?
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sedimentary
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What is a secondary enhanced oil recovery method?
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gas or water under pressure to force more oil out
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Limestone bedrock, which form of chemical weathering would be most prominent?
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solution
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Which type of coal stores the most energy?
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anthracite
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What does the groundwater discharge equation for calculating river discharge take into account that the river equation does not?
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permeability
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