What are braided streams, and where do they form? What will be an ideal response?
A braided stream has an intricate network of dividing and rejoining channels separated from one
another by sand and gravel bars. Braided streams form when there is an excess of sediment load for the
amount of water available and the depth of the stream channel. Braided streams have broad, shallow
channels and carry a lot of bed load of mostly sand and gravel
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Caverns most commonly develop in:
a. granite. b. limestone. c. sandstone. d. shale. e. schist.
Lightning is most prominent in ________
A) cumulus clouds B) altocumulus clouds C) stratus clouds D) cumulonimbus clouds
Comment on the accuracy and usefulness of the atmospheric calcium additions calculation that was conducted according to Gile and Grossman's dust trap experiment
A) The data and hypothesis were extremely accurate and useful. B) It was perhaps not very accurate, but nonetheless a useful hypothesis. C) It was not an accurate calculation, and therefore not that useful. D) The calculations were very accurate, but not useful because the hypothesis was not clear.
The technique of analyzing physical evidence of past floods (preserved in the geologic record) to reconstruct the approximate magnitude and frequency of major floods is called _______________
Fill in the blank with correct word.