A ________ is deposited sediment that connects a shoreline with an offshore island
A) barrier spit B) lagoon C) tombolo D) baymouth bar
C
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Which of the following is used to describe the half of the Earth that lies north of the Equator?
A. Southern Hemisphere. B. Northern Hemisphere. C. Western Hemisphere. D. Eastern Hemisphere.
The upper part of a thunderstorm cloud is normally ____ charged, and the middle and lower parts are ____
a. negatively; neutral b. negatively; positive c. positively; positive d. positively; negative e. positively; neutral
What is a key "take-home message" about Easter Island?
A) Making and placing large stone statues is a waste of time. B) The invasive brown tree snake can wipe out an entire population of humans in a short amount of time. C) Tropical soils are insufficient for growing enough crops for a population to be self-sustaining. D) Humans that live in tropical areas will not die of exposure to extremely low temperatures. E) An island population must live as responsible stewards of its resources.
Describe the two processes by which sediments are transformed into sedimentary rocks. Which is the more effective process in the lithification of sand- and gravel-sized sediments?
What will be an ideal response?