Why do you think Phelan Island and Golden State Island have the names they do? Describe how they were formed.

What will be an ideal response?


Both “Islands” were surrounded by water as meanders became oxbow lakes.

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Faults that show a combination of dip-slip and strike-slip movement are

A) reverse faults. B) strike-dip faults. C) oblique-slip faults. D) diagonal-strike faults.

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The type of structure shown on the left side of this figure is a(n)

A. basin. B. syncline. C. monocline. D. thrust fault. E. anticline.

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Describe the weather associated with unstable air

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following mechanisms is NOT a cause for tsunamis?

a) Earthquakes b) Lunar tides c) Submarine landslides d) Large meteor impacts e) Volcanic eruptions

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