What is the difference between cataclastic and granular flow?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Granular flow involves frictional sliding along grain contact surfaces and grain rotation and preserves grains from internal deformation. Cataclastic flow is destructive because it also involves extensive microfracturing of grains.

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Anjali Appadurai is notable for her

A. insistent support of neoclassical economics. B. green business acumen. C. rousing talk at the U.N. Climate Conference in Durban, South Africa. D. extensive research on economic conditions in less-developed countries. E. belief that environmental decisions should be made with patience and a long-term view.

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Which of the following drainage patterns forms on highly fractured bedrock?

A. trellis B. radial C. dendritic D. rectangular

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Hydration weathering involves the _____

a. formation of new minerals b. freezing and thawing of water c. expanding and shrinking of minerals d. dissolving of silicates e. breaking off of concentric sheets of rock

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In what part of Australia do most of its people live?



A) southeast
B) northwest
C) southwest
D) the Outback
E) northeast

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