A wave can travel thousands of kilometers across deep ocean water relatively unchanged, but near the shore, the shallow bottom restricts water motion and distorts the wave's shape
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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Minerals are ____
A)formed quickly deep within Earth's core B)often found in their liquid form C)all extremely hard D)the building blocks of rocks E)never composed of any radioactive isotopes
What does LIDAR data tell us about shorelines?
A) how the size of waves is related to water temperature B) how the size of waves is related to salinity of seawater C) changes in elevation, including destruction of houses D) how the color of sand affects the air temperature E) None of these are correct.
One of the greatest environmental disasters in the world occurred in the lands east of the _________ Sea.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The High Plains aquifer
A) has little importance as a freshwater resource. B) was not heavily mined until the 1960s. C) is also known as the Garber-Wellington Aquifer. D) is North America's largest known aquifer system.