A deposit of unconsolidated sediment that extends landward from low tide to a change in topography or to where permanent vegetation begins is a(n) ____

A)spit
B)tombolo
C)barrier island
D)beach
E)baymouth bar


D

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Limestone structures constructed in the marine environment by some skeletal material of living organisms are ____

a. evaporites b. clastic wedges c. mobile belts d. ophiolites e. organic reefs

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The opening through which a volcanic eruption takes place is called:

a) vent b) caldera c) pipe d) schism e) rift

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Jet streams:

A) are usually about ten miles wide. B) were first detected by George Hadley. C) occur about 2-12 kim above the surface in middle latitudes. D) reverse direction 180 degrees in summer. E) do not go below 50 degrees latitude.

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