Because sand-sized grains are heavier than silt or clay-sized grains, sand moves close to the ground in a series of short hops called saltation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Which of the following statements explains why a cP air mass becomes warmer at the surface after it moves from the east into British Columbia?
A. The air sinks, is compressed, and warms. B. The sun heats the air. C. The ocean warms the air. D. Friction with the ground warms the air.
Which of the following involves energy storage in the water molecule in the form of latent heat?
A) Melting, evaporation, sublimation B) Freezing, condensation, deposition C) Melting, freezing, condensation, deposition D) Condensation, evaporation, deposition, sublimation
Plate tectonic theory provides a framework for the study of geology due to its predictive and explanatory powers
Define plate tectonics and give three examples of what plate tectonics predicts or explains. What will be an ideal response?
Soil Creep is the most common form of mass movement
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.