How does graded bedding form? What will be an ideal response?


A fast-moving current first deposits only coarser sediments, but as it slows, it deposits continually
finer sediments

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The most successful of Earth's animal phyla are the ____________, which include the lobsters, shrimp, crabs, krill,

and barnacles. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What organization conducted the largest scientific program attempted by physical oceanographers?

A) International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) B) Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) C) Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment (RIDGE) D) World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

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The bending of seismic waves as they pass from one material to another is called seismic ________.

A. deflection B. reflection C. attenuation D. refraction E. Waves don't bend when they pass through different materials.

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Natural capital is that which is created by

A. Animal labor B. Human labor C. Industrial processes D. Natural Earth processes E. All of these are ways natural capital is created

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