Why do we get asymmetric folds on the limbs of lower-order folds?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Because there tends to be a component of flexural shear on each side of the hinge zone. This flexural shear transforms small folds from symmetric to asymmetric structures
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Who proposed the idea that continents drift?
A. Einstein B. Wegener C. Newton
The coast extends inland
A) to the foreshore dune. B) to the backshore dune. C) to the trough between the primary and secondary dune. D) to the highest water line that occurs during a storm. E) from the high tide level to the first major landform change.
Where can the highest wind speed be found in a hurricane?
a. Eye wall b. on the spiral rain bands c. On the outflow d. The eye e. on the subsiding air