A long sand body more or less parallel with a shoreline but separated from it by a lagoon is a ____

a. delta
b. barrier island
c. drift
d. tidal flat
e. varve


b

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A(n) _______________ reef is attached to the coast, with no lagoon separating it from land

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The climate of a large state or a small nation is called the ____________________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Assuming that your answer to problem 1 represents the uniform thickness of the deposit (a simplistic assumption), calculate the total volume of the deposit.

The following questions are based on Map T-26a, a section of the USGS “Spring Hill, Idaho,” quadrangle (scale 1:24,000; contour interval 20 feet). You are going to calculate the approximate volume of the mass wasting deposit shown at the foot of the Pahsimeroi Mountains.

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Energy conservation in the United States ________

A) can be achieved through personal actions and more efficient technologies B) can be accomplished only through changes in technological efficiencies C) is unlikely to ever occur D) becomes more difficult during times of war E) can be accomplished by changes in tax laws

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