Floodplain deposits are primarily ____

A)gravels and sand
B)silts, clays, and muds
C)formed via bedload transport
D)poor in organic materials
E)caused when braided streams overflow


B

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A) Norse mythology and historic belief systems of Scandinavia. B) cargo cults and ritualistic practices on the Melanesian Islands. C) ritualistic practices of established churches of the United Kingdom. D) the sports-based cults of rural North America. E) Roman Catholic practices abolished after the Protestant Reformation.

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If an earthquake occurred near the oceanic trench in this figure, which one of the following hazards is likely to threaten the town of Ashton?



A) Destruction by a tsunami
B) Liquefaction of soils and other weak materials because of shaking
C) Landslides and other slope failures caused by shaking
D) All of these are correct.

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To say that electric charge is conserved means that no case has ever been found where

A) the total charge on an object has changed. B) the net amount of negative charge on an object is unbalanced by a positive charge on another object. C) the total amount of charge on an object has increased. D) net charge has been created or destroyed. E) none of the above

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