Explain the difference between a footwall and a hanging wall

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A footwall consists of the rocks below the fault, and the hanging wall is composed of the rocks above the fault.

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Terracing of farmland

A. is a very new soil-conservation method. B. reduces surface-water runoff velocity and thus the efficiency of soil erosion and transport. C. is only used on very steep slopes. D. substantially reduces wind erosion by flattening field surfaces.

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Between 1965 and 2005 exports (in terms of value) of food, beverages and tobacco have grown the most

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The county boundary between Butte and Glenn counties around Jenny Lind Bend clearly does not follow the current river channel. When was the last year that the channel and the county boundary were in alignment?

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Why is a pycnocline NOT found at high latitudes?

a. The transition zone occurs below the floor of the ocean. b. The transition zone cannot occur with the warm temperatures associated with high latitudes. c. There is no transition zone between the warm, low-density surface water and the warm, lowdensity deep water. d. There is no transition zone between the warm, low-density surface water and the cold, highdensity deep water. e. There is no transition zone between the cold, high-density surface water and the cold, highdensity deep water at high latitudes.

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