________ refers to sand grain movement in a series of short leaps or bounces off the bottom.
A. Hopping
B. Saltation
C. Vaulting
D. Floating
E. Jumping
Answer: B
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In order for a terrane to become attached to a continent, it typically
A) is shifted there suddenly by an earthquake. B) originated as a meteor that fell over a continent. C) becomes scraped of a subducting plate. D) is transported by a glacier. E) results from the collision of two continental plates.
Which of the following does not have a significant convergent margin?
A. Australian Plate B. Kamchatka C. South American Andes D. African Plate E. Caribbean Plate
Because carbon makes up such a small amount of the earth's atmosphere, even a small change, caused by nature or by humans, affects the earth's climate.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Karst refers to landforms and landscapes dominated by ____
a. glaciers b. volcanoes c. oxidation d. solution