The effect of surface friction extends to a height of about 500 m (1600 ft.) although it may vary with wind speed, season, time of day, and pressure patterns

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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Which of the following statements is true about a climax community?

It is the community that will develop after an intense disturbance It is the community that will develop after a long stable period of time It is the very first community to colonize bare rock or soil It is the highest number of animals at the top of the food web

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Porosity refers to the ease with which fluids pass through rock and soil masses. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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How did the joints in this photograph form?

A. from tectonics B. from burial C. from weathering D. from uplift E. from cooling

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What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology?

A) Physical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and deposition in relation to plate movements in the geologic past; historical geology charts how and where the plates were moving in the past. B) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past. C) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the geologic time scale as a reference; physical geology includes the study of how rocks form and of how erosion shapes the land surface. D) None of the above—physical geology and historical geology are essentially the same.

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