________ is the picking up and physical removal of rock particles by an agent such as wind, flowing liquid water, or glaciers.
A. Extraction
B. Erosion
C. Weathering
D. Provenance
E. Deposition
Answer: B
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) What event is most responsible for raising safety issues related to offshore oil drilling?
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a. Oxygen b. Nitrogen c. Ammonium d. Carbon dioxide e. Glucose
In the field, a student finds a sedimentary rock that contains angular fragments of white rock embedded in a darker rock. This rock is possibly
A) arkose sandstone. B) breccia. C) conglomerate. D) lithic mudstone.