________ is/are sudden localized floods of large volume and short duration, often triggered by heavy rainstorms.
A. Sheetwash
B. Channel erosion
C. Flash floods
D. Dry flooding
E. Stream piracy
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
If a government chooses a system of marketable permits as its environmental managing tool, the reduction in pollution will
A. take place in the firms where it is least expensive to do so. B. take place in every firm within the time set by the permit. C. be initiated at the household level. D. be rewarded with refundable charges.
Metals are useful for the structural support of buildings because they
A) do not conduct heat well. B) are shiny. C) conduct electricity. D) are strong but can be bent. E) C and D
The loss of a particular population from a given area (but not the entire species globally) is called ________
A) emigration B) extirpation C) extinguishment D) extinction E) exposition