The total possible load a stream can transport is its ________, whereas a stream's ability to move particles of specific size is its ________
A) bed load; sediment load B) capacity; competence
C) competence; capacity D) discharge; competence
B
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What will be an ideal response?
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Based on soil particle size, the largest to smallest soil types are
A) sand, silt, and clay. B) sand, clay, and silt. C) clay, sand, and silt. D) silt, sand, and clay.
You are a seismologist and are driving out to a location where a fault has recently shifted. When you arrive at the location, you see that the road you are driving on was constructed across the fault line
Because of slippage along the fault, the road ahead has been shifted to the left by 20 feet. What kind of fault is present? A) Left-lateral strike-slip B) Right-lateral strike-slip C) Thrust D) Normal