Alluvial fans are produced when flowing water loses velocity as it leaves a constricted canyon and thereby deposits a large amount of sediment

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows land cover, with green being vegetation and tan and brown being bare rock and sand. The areas with the least vegetation (they are light on a black and white version) correlate most clearly with which aspect?



A) Location of the trade winds
B) Location of the ITCZ
C) Excessive amounts of precipitation
D) Low specific humidity, water vapor, and precipitation

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Where is most of the carbon stored in the oceans?

A. Precipitated out as limestone B. Dissolved in the water C. Trapped in the shells of sea animals

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____________________ are linear scratches carved on bedrock by other rocks moved as part of the glacier's load

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Creep is the rapid movement of material down a slope.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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