A fan-like accumulation of sediment deposited as a stream flows through a break in a natural levee is called a(n):
a. pediment
b. alluvial fan
c. meander scroll
d. crevasse splay
d
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A) Mount St. Helens B) Parícutin C) Fujiyama D) Kilauea
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A) lateral B) transform C) divergent D) convergent
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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