Which environments is least likely to deposit sand

a) sand dunes along a beach or in a desert
b) channel of a meandering river
c) beach along and ocean or lake
d) delta along an ocean or lake
e) open ocean away from land


Ans: e) open ocean away from land

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When ice dams in front of the largest glacial lakes failed, stupendous floods resulted whose passage is still recorded ________.

A. by abandoned waterfalls B. by a system of braided channels, now left mostly dry C. by countryside stripped of all soil and sediment cover D. in lake sediments E. All of these choices are correct.

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The most important cause of temperature variations is:

A) ocean currents. B) differences in receipt of solar radiation. C) differential heating of land and water. D) altitude. E) cloud cover and albedo.

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The issue that racial and ethnic minorities face unusually high exposure to environmental hazards is a central argument to 

A. Economic development B. Urban renewal C. Interpretive science D. Sustainable development E. Environmental justice

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