The type of marine sediment that forms the thickest deposits worldwide is ________
A) abyssal clay deposits
B) manganese nodule deposits
C) neritic, lithogenous sediment deposits
D) neritic siliceous sediment deposits
E) pelagic biogenous calcareous deposits
C
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. runoff B. percolation C. infiltration D. evaporation E. precipitation
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a. ?are shallow and only affect a few meters as the thawed layer slides off the remaining permafrost b. ?create rotational slumps as deeper thawed areas loosen the connection of permafrost to the supporting layers c. ?are extensive and damaging, where lakes and streams warm the ground d. ?create large translational slumps as unthawed permafrost slides over subsurface meltwater e. ?can be avoided if vegetation maintains a deep snow cover
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What will be an ideal response?