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. Japan B. the United States C. the Soviet Union D. the European Union
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Why are erosional coasts prone to become smooth and straight shorelines?
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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Some aftershocks rival the main shock in magnitude
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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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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