Features associated with convergent plate boundaries include volcanic island arcs, oceanic trenches, and mountain belts
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following is not true of soil?
A) Soil contains a complex food web B) Fertilized soils are a source of water pollution C) Soil serves as a sink for carbon dioxide D) Soil can immobilize contaminants and remediate waste E) All of these choices are correct.
Why would sand be deposited behind a small island to form a spit or tombolo?
A) The tidal affects are trivial behind the island, so the sand is not swept away. B) Waves refract around the island and the wave energy is dissipated on the island, allowing quiescent water behind, and sand drift to accumulate behind the island. C) The onshore current from one direction piles up sand here. D) The island protects the coast from rip currents, preserving the sand.
Why is the average depth of the outer edge of the continental shelf (i.e., the shelf break) consistently at a depth of about 135 meters throughout the oceans?
a) The continental shelf is part of the granitic continental crust b) The shelf break formed by plate warping c) The continents are modified by erosion of sediments d) Increase and decrease in sea level caused the shorelines to migrate and become either exposed or covered by the ocean e) All of the above
Instead of the vertical displacement of other faults, a ________ fault has horizontal displacement between the two sides
A) strike-slip B) reverse C) overthrust D) graben E) normal