Describe the various ways in which streams can transport material
What will be an ideal response?
dissolved load: material that travels in solution, the product of chemical weathering.
suspended load: fine-grained clastic particles held aloft in the stream until velocity decreases to near zero.
bed load: coarser materials moved by traction or saltation.
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a. alluvium. b. bajada. c. playa. d. plain. e. pediment.
For a continental area to experience a Cfb climate, it must be located:
A) at low latitude. B) at high latitude. C) on the east side of a continent. D) on a windward coast.
Too much or too little of any physical or chemical factor can prevent the growth of a population, even if all other factors are at or near the optimum conditions. What is this ecological principle?
A. tolerance B. limiting factor C. resilience D. persistence E. optimal level
Which is not a type of silicate structure?
A. pentagonal B. single chain C. double chain D. framework E. sheet F. isolated