Which is not a characteristic of clay minerals that increases the likelihood of a slide?
A) resistance to weathering
B) shrinking and swelling due to water and temperature
C) low cohesive strength when wet
D) low friction when wet
Answer: A
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A) The Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah B) The Channeled Scablands C) Enormous potholes carved into bedrock D) Enormous ripples hundreds of feet high E) All of these are correct.
Which of the following is not a process of cultural change?
A) segregation B) diffusion C) innovation D) acculturation
Briefly describe the process of speciation, and define allopatric speciation
What will be an ideal response?
Why are the deep ocean basins covered with red clay deposits?
a) Red clays are formed from submarine weathering of other sediments. b) Clay particles are carried to the middle of the oceans by wind and currents. c) Only the deep ocean has the right pressure, temperature, and oxygen conditions to form red clay. d) Red clay dominates because of the near absence of other lithogenous and biogenic particles that would otherwise dilute it. e) Clay is formed at hydrothermal vents, which are found in the deep sea.