How does the Great Missoula flood help explain the directional flows of the Willamette and Columbia rivers today?

What will be an ideal response?


The waters from the Great Missoula flood scoured the landscape, exposing rock and carving out deep canyons to find its way eventually to the pacific.

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a. True b. False

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Who are the Stolen Generations?

A) Aboriginal children removed from their families B) Pacific Kanak people kidnapped for labor C) British convicts sent to settle Australia D) Maori leaders who resisted European settlers E) none of the above

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Which one of the following is one of the most important components of concentrated solar power?

A) Photovoltaic cells B) Inertia C) Wind turbines D) Mirrors or reflectors

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