Fast mass wasting events involving cohesive or semicohesive units of Earth materials are called _____
a. solifluction
b. falls
c. slides
d. flows
e. avalanches
c
Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences
You might also like to view...
Which of the following amino acids cannot be synthesized from glutamate?
A) alanine B) asparagine C) serine D) tyrosine
Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences
Shear strength ________.
A. is related to slope angle B. increases as the amount of water in soil increases C. is the total force/stress resisting movement D. is the same as shear resistance
Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences
mP air masses
A) are colder than cP masses. B) are drier than cP masses. C) can produce northeasters on the Atlantic Coast of North America. D) rarely affect North America.
Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences
What is usually the highest point on a beach?
A) Backshore B) Berm crest C) Beach scarp D) Longshore bars
Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences