Where do mountain streams get most of their load of sediment?
A. downward incision into bedrock
B. alluvial fans
C. abrasion of bedrock along the bottom of the channel
D. landslides, slope failures, and erosion of the mountain sides
Answer: D
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A) sea stack.
B) fringing reef.
C) atoll.
D) sandbar.
There has been legislation designed to encourage protection of wetlands, but funding has been greatly reduced, because ________.
- there has been no funding available for any federal projects - the ecosystem services of wetlands has been ignored - wetlands have little or no economic value - green taxes have been opposed by state governments - a system of green taxes is already in place to fund the needed work
Doubling time refers to
A) the number of years it takes for food production to double in quantity. B) the number of years it takes for a population to double in size. C) the number of years it takes for a country's economy to double in value. D) the number of months it takes for a baby to double its birth weight. E) the number of weeks it takes for the Dow Jones Average to double.
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What will be an ideal response?