Why do waves bend or refract as they approach shorelines? What will be an ideal response?
Waves rarely approach parallel to a shore, so one portion of a wave reaches wave base before another.
The early arrival begins to break, but the part that is still in deep water races ahead until it also
encounters wave base and begins to break. The net effect is that waves bend, so they are more nearly
parallel to the shoreline.
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A) chicken B) beef C) mutton D) fish E) pork
The principle of _________________________ states that an igneous intrusion or a fault must be younger than the
rock it intrudes or displaces. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Sediments are classified as ____ and ____
A)physical; chemical B)conglomerate; breccia C)detrital; chemical D)conglomerate; detrital E)clastic; particulate
One magma can produce several different igneous rocks having different mineral compositions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false