Construction of a breakwater produces the same effect as what kind of natural coastal structure?
A) a spit, formed by sand moving by longshore drift accumulating along the opening of a tidal channel
B) a barrier island, which forms an artificial beach at the front of the breakwater
C) an island offshore breaking waves and trapping sand behind to form a tombolo
D) a sea cliff producing erosion at the base of the sea cliff (i.e. breakwater)
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
Your kid brother predicts that another earthquake will occur in the San Francisco area. Is his prediction likely to come true?
A. Yes, because earthquakes always occur in clusters. B. Yes, because San Francisco hasn't had a big earthquake since 1906. C. Yes, because there is a hot spot under San Francisco. D. Yes, because a tectonic plate boundary runs through the San Francisco area.
Read carefully through the following sentence, and decide which of the options is correct. Most mountain belts form near convergent plate boundaries where crust thickens by tensional shortening and by intrusion and crystallization of magma
A) The word "tensional" should be replaced by "compressional." B) The word "convergent " should be replaced by "divergent." C) The word "near" should be replaced by "far from." D) The word "crust" should be replaced by "mantle."
LGBT rights are complex in the Middle East and North Africa. In which one of the following states, can a person be jailed for having a sexual same-sex relationship?
A) Israel B) Turkey C) Bahrain D) Jordan E) Morocco