What is an accretionary wedge?
A) Deformed and thrust-faulted continental lithosphere
B) A fan of sediments at the bottom of a deep-ocean trench
C) Sediments and ocean crust fragments being scraped off of a subducting plate
D) Fault blocks that are slipping down due to extension in a back-arc basin
Answer: C
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Estuaries are categorized by ____
A) location or latitude B) circulation patterns C) the ratio of fresh water to salt water D) sediment origins and age
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Tyrone Hayes is most famous for his studies ________
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