Which of the following is correct of floodplains?
A) They rarely occur in a fluvial landscape created by an "old" river.
B) They are erosional landforms.
C) They often evolve after a stream has ceased downcutting at a significant rate.
D) They are the areas of a stream where terraces are present.
C
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Which of the following is an example of a scientific law?
A. A spaceship in space reaches a certain velocity and then cuts off its engine. It will travel for millions of miles unless acted upon by another force or body. B. You are driving down a section of highway that is perfectly level (no hills or valleys) at 60 miles per hour. You take your foot off of the accelerator and coast for 100 miles. C. Pennies dropped off a 1000-foot high building travel faster than pennies dropped out of a plane at 1000 feet above the ground. D. A bullet fired on Saturday always goes farther than one fired the next day (Sunday) using the same gun at the same temperature.
The Indus and Ganges river plains hold a major part of what world population cluster?
A) South Asia B) East Asia C) Europe D) Southeast Asia
Digging up and processing shale oil releases more carbon dioxide and has a higher environmental impact than producing crude oil.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The volume of water flowing past a point along a stream in a given period of time is the stream's
A. discharge. B. capacity. C. load. D. drainage basin.