What did you notice about the way the soil particles sank in the water? How was it different from the way the soil and sand particles sank? What does the soil look like in the "soil" bottle? How is it different from the soil in the "soil and sand" bottle? In the "soil and sand" bottle, which type of soil is on the bottom? Why? The amount of each size particle in soil is the particle size distribution. Do you think this is a good way to determine particle size distribution? Why or why not?

Hich of the following best summarizes the text’s depiction of the ancient indus valley cities (namely harappa and mohenjo-daro)? a. the cities were very plain and simple; the people did not focus on art and architecture, devoting their time instead to agriculture and the bare essentials. b. the cities were adorned, or decorated, with almost overwhelming displays of wealth and artistic architecture. c. the cities were extremely clean, relying on an advanced water and sewer system, though this was mainly constructed for the innermost areas of the cities. d. the cities were clean and peaceful, and they were designed in an extremely organized fashion, using an advanced water and sewer system to keep them this way

1. in 1492, spain expelled after being under their rule for centuries. a. the portuguese b. the basques c. the castilians d. the moors 2. an important cultural center during the renaissance was the city of a. milan b. bologna c. florence d. naples 3. what is the connection between the minoan civilization and a volcanic eruption on thera? a. the earthquake happened a century before the collapse of the civilization. b. the earthquake created a graben. c. the earthquake caused the collapse of the civilization. d. the earthquake caused a volcanic eruption. 4. throughout history, other cultures influenced greece through a. military conquest b. shared ideals c. trade agreements 5. geographically, spain is isolated from the rest of europe by a. portugal b. the atlantic ocean c. the pyrenees mountains d. narrow coastal plains 6. most of central spain is known as the meseta, which is the spanish word for a. mountains b. plateau c. peninsula d. plains 7. for the people of ancient greece, the  iliad, and the  odyssey  a. copied western ideals b. were not popular c. presented community standards d. were children’s poems\ 8. western cultures got many of their ideas about from ancient greece. a. warfare b. democracy c. education d. agriculture 9. how is greece’s natural vegetation similar to that of other mediterranean countries? a. it has been damaged by forest fires. b. it is mainly deciduous forests. c. it grows rapidly in the wet climate. d. it has been reduced to scrub vegetation by overgrazing. 10. what is the most productive agricultural area in italy? a. the alps b. the po valley c. southern italy d. the apennines 11. many factories in northern italy use for energy. a. coal b. hydroelectricity c. nuclear energy d. natural gas 12. what major landform covers much of italy? a. the apennines b. the po river valley c. the alps

All of the following actions are examples of civil disobedience, except a.) refusing to pay an unfair tax b.) refusing to use government services c.) participating in a protest march d.)planning a riot to destroy a government riot