1/43,000 is an example of what style of map scale expression?

A) projection
B) representative fraction
C) written
D) linear
E) graphic


B) representative fraction

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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What is the average elevation of this esker?

A sinuously curving, narrow ridge of coarse sand and gravel is called an esker. Eskers form along the channel of a meltwater stream that flows beneath a glacier, in an ice tunnel, or between ice walls beneath the glacier. As a glacier retreats, the steep-sided esker is left behind in a pattern roughly parallel to the path of the glacier.

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Which type of stress always causes change in shape but not in volume?

A) normal stress B) shear stress C) strain D) pressure

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What is glacial flour?

A. one of the stages of glacial ice formation B. finely ground rock that is part of a glacier’s load C. general term for all material moved by glaciers D. all sized particles that are part of a glacier’s load E. huge boulders deposited by retreating glaciers

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