Barrier islands are most common along:

a. biogenic coasts
b. glacial coasts
c. emergent coasts
d. depositional coasts


d

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Which of the following materials probably has the highest permeability?

A. compacted clay with moderate porosity B. highly porous volcanic rock with holes that are isolated from one another C. unfractured granite D. loosely cemented sand and gravel

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Some solar radiation is absorbed at Earth's surface. Which of the following situations would result in the most absorption of incoming solar radiation at Earth's surface?

A. thin clouds over Antarctica B. thick clouds over the rainforest C. thin clouds over the rainforest D. thick clouds over Antarctica

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The Cuyahoga riverĀ is notable because

A. it is polluted with selenium which led to the death of millions of birds. B. it caught fire. C. it is a living machine cleaning pollution from the local area. D. it is routinely flooded with untreated sewage from the city of Cleveland. E. it is an Endangered Species Act success story.

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