What is saltation and why would a particle saltate?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Saltation is when sediment bounces or skips along the streambed. This occurs when the sediment is too small to remain on the bed, but too large to remain suspended at this velocity.
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Features associated with ancient continental rift zones include andesite volcanoes and strike slip
faulting. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Humid air is ____ than dry air because molecules of water vapor ____ than molecules of nitrogen and oxygen at the same temperature
A) ?more dense; weigh more B) ?less dense; weigh less C) ?more dense; weigh less D) ?less dense; weigh more
If glass expanded more than mercury, then the column of mercury in a mercury thermometer would rise when the temperature
A) increases. B) decreases. C) neither A nor B
If you were to create a map showing atmospheric patterns, which of the following would you use?
a. isopachs. b. isobars. c. isobaths. d. contours.