A test in which stress is applied to the ends of a cylindrical rock sample is called the:
a. indirect shear test
b. normal stress test
c. unconfined compression test
d. direct shear test
c
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One potential alternative to groundwater withdrawal that would help alleviate droughts in a region and provide its people with a viable alternate source of fresh water is:
A. Building new river channels from the Pacific Ocean to inland locations B. Erecting several new dams on the Mississippi River C. Desalination D. Extraction of fresh water from the Great Lakes, sent to drought-prone regions of the United States.
Scientists and energy experts who have evaluated energy alternatives have come to three general conclusions. What are these conclusions? State each one and provide a single sentence as explanation for each
What will be an ideal response?
Which moraine marks the furthest extent of glacial ice?
A) Lateral moraine B) Medial moraine C) Recessional moraine D) Terminal moraine
The force behind a river's flow is
A. the shape of the river bed. B. its sediment load. C. gravity. D. its velocity.