Where the ocean meets a steep sandy cliff, erosion at or below the water line can undercut the cliff, leading to swift erosion.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Midlatitude anticyclones are likely to form at which part of a Rossby Wave? Where
A) air diverges and accelerates. B) air diverges and slows. C) air converges and accelerates. D) air converges and slows.
A beach slope in equilibrium will grow at slower rates than heavy depositional beaches
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What would happen to the velocity of a river if an avalanche dumped rocky debris on its stream bed?
A. The velocity would not change. B. The velocity would increase to erode around and through the rocks. C. The velocity would decrease because the channel roughness had increased. D. The velocity might increase or decrease, depending on the size of the individual rocks involved.
The image shows Stone Mountain in Georgia, a feature made of granite that was uncovered by erosion that removed the overlying and flanking softer rocks. What is the best name for this feature?
A. an erosional remnant B. an anticline C. a mesa D. a thrust fault