Which part of a stream will experience a build up of sand and gravel?
A. Cutbank
B. Meander
C. Point bar
C. Point bar
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Tidal ranges are lowest where the sea bottom slope is ____________________ in slope and the inlet is
____________________ in width, and are highest where the slope is ____________________ in slope and the inlet is ____________________ in width. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Why are volcanoes NOT found at transform boundaries?
a) Transform boundaries cause increases in temperature that exactly offset decreases in pressure of the mantle. b) Transform boundaries cause changes to the pressure, temperature, or composition of the mantle. c) Transform boundaries do not cause changes to the pressure, temperature, or composition of the mantle. d) Transform boundaries cause decreases in temperature that exactly offset increases in pressure of the mantle.
The mosaic-like stone surface forming the ground in a desert is called:
a. desert pavement b. desert pediment c. inselberg d. alluvium
The presence of sea shells on beaches indicates that
A) waves erode some beach sediment from shoreline rock and regolith. B) streams deliver large volumes of sediment to the ocean. C) waves erode sediment from the seafloor. D) longshore currents carry sediment off the end of a headland.