When clays liquefy and flow like water, what type of mass movement is caused?
A)mudflow
B)earth flow
C)solifluction
D)clay flow
E)quick clays
E
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On an upper-level chart the wind tends to blow:a
at right angles to the isobars or contour lines b. parallel to the isobars or contours c. at an angle between 10 and 30 to the contours and towards lower pressure d. at constant speed
Passing through the mantle below the asthenosphere, the seismic wave velocities vary but generally increase until about 2,900-km depth where P waves slow markedly and S waves disappear at the core-mantle boundary zone.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Although Britain was not the first European country to establish settlements in North America, British settlers were highly successful. What was one of the differences in British settlement patterns that may have contributed to this success?
A) The British government encouraged entire families to settle in North America. B) The British government encouraged individuals (mostly men) to come to North America to make their fortunes and marry women from other nations. C) The British government set up a feudal system of government in which favored individuals were granted large land holdings and peasant settlers came to work for them. D) Most British "settlers" were members of losing factions in various internal wars in the British Empire and were shipped over in larger numbers than from competing nations.
The air above this current is characterized by extremely strong pressure gradients and relative lack of land interruptions which induce extremely strong westerly winds.
A. Gulf Stream B. North Equatorial Current C. California Current D. Antarctic Circumpolar Current