The joining together of several adjacent alluvial fans results in the formation of a(n) ____

a. playa
b. salt flat
c. pediment
d. bajada


d

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a. Wave refraction b. Wave energy focuses on headlands c. Sediments begin to collect at beaches d. All of these choices

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Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests. The layers near the trough (i.e. downward fold) form

A) shear. B) a thrust fault. C) a tension zone. D) a syncline. E) an anticline.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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