Most alluvial fans are ________

A) in mountain canyons
B) composed of poorly sorted debris
C) in the centers of basins
D) composed of bedrock
E) aeolian deposits


Answer: B

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The feature at location 3 is probably

A. where two plates are colliding. B. a convergent boundary. C. a subduction zone. D. not a plate boundary. E. a divergent boundary.

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Evidence for the Big Bang includes the ____

a. blue-shift of adjacent galaxies b. presence of background radiation c. warm temperature of the universe d. separation of the four fundamental forces e. uniform speed at which galaxies are moving away from Earth

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Which of the following correctly represents the layers of the earth from the innermost to the outermost layer?

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