Rocks are __________ when they are scratched by sediment particles moved by wind.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Answer: abraded

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Because land surfaces heat and cool more rapidly than water bodies, so land has a higher specific heat

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A swamp (wetland) is a good example of how shifting cultural values can reinvision an "unused feature" as a resource

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What is one advantage of dam and reservoir systems?

A. Dams and reservoirs disrupt migration of some fish. B. Dams and reservoirs can displace people behind the dam C. Dams and reservoirs lead to devastating flooding if there is a failure. D. Dams and reservoirs decrease downstream flooding. E. Dams and reservoirs reduce nutrients released downstream.

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What factor accounts for the slow return of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a. geological uplift b. burial of calcium carbonate shells and skeletons in ocean sediments c. increase of solubility with depth d. photosynthesis by surface organisms e. sediment dissolution

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