Ridges of alluvium left along a stream's margins by repeated deposition during floods are called

________________ Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


natural levees

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Rare-earth metals are actually not as rare as once thought to be.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The warm front associated with a mid-latitude cyclone

A) causes a shorter duration of precipitation than does the cold front. B) typically forms stratiform clouds. C) is most likely to have intense episodes of precipitation. D) often breaks off from the low-pressure area and heads south.

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Earth is the only known planet where plate tectonics occurs.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following human activities commonly causes the over-steepening of slopes, which then leads to mass wasting?

A. constructing high-rise buildings B. construction of roads C. drilling of water wells D. logging of trees E. all of the answers listed here

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