What is the effect of wave refraction along an irregular coastline?
What will be an ideal response?
The effect of wave refraction along an irregular coastline is that wave energy is concentrated against the sides and ends of headlands projecting into the water. Wave energy is dissipated by the time waves reach the bays; this often results in deposition occurring in the bays. Eventually, this erosion of headlands and deposition in bays results in a straightening of the shoreline.
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Which of the following always decreases in a rising parcel of air?
a. relative humidity b. absolute humidity c. specific humidity d. mixing ratio e. dew point
A(n) ________ is an erosional unconformity with parallel beds or strata above and below
A) angular unconformity B) disconformity C) nonconformity D) exconformity
The ash produced from coal-fired plants is
A) non-toxic and useful in paving roads and producing cement-like products. B) voluminous, highly toxic and needs special impoundment technology. C) currently released slowly into rivers, lakes, and oceans. D) concentrated into pellets and used for fuel.