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LUOA Earth Science Module 3 Test Review (2022/2023) Already Passed Conventional oil a power source of fuel that provides lots of energy but burning it releases carbon dioxide, green house, and other oil pollution Benefit: High energy yield 2 recycled metals aluminum and copper Advantages of Solar Energy it is free, net energy is not too high, quick installments, no carbon dioxide admission, very low air and water pollution, and very low land disturbance Disadvantages of Solar Energy it needs ...

LARC 160 Exam 1 What is a floodplain? - An area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding. How can floods assist an area? - Floods bring nutrients and seeds to an area. Good for agricultural use. Floods define a floodplain boundary. Some flood plains are required. What is the ASLA? - The American Society of Landscape Architects What are the four critical issues as defined by ASLA? - Water Resilience Human Health Economic R...

Rivers - AQA GCSE Geography Latest 2023 Already Passed Hydraulic action The force of the water hitting the river bed and banks. This is most effective when the water is moving fast and when there is a lot of it. Abrasion When the load carried by the river repeatedly hits the bed or banks dislodging particles into the flow of the river. Attrition When stones carried by the river knock against each other, gradually making the stones smaller and more rounded. Solution When the river flows over l...

Vocabulary: cutbank, discharge, erosion, flood, floodplain, meander, meandering river, oxbow lake, point bar, river speed, sediments, slope, streambank, streambed, tributary, weathering Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The image above shows a raging mountain river in full flood. What do you think is making the water brown in color? Dirt 2. What impact do you think the flooding river will have on the surrounding landscape? Erosion Gizmo Warm-up...

WJEC Geography Questions and Answers fully solved 2023 Suspension Material carried along in the rivers channel. Usually fine particles. Traction Heavy material usually big boulders that are rolled along the river bed. Transportation the river moves material as bedload, suspended load or dissolved load (in solution). Bedload can be moved by saltation or traction. Tributary A small river that joins a larger one. Upper course The highest stage of a river near to it...

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Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - Answer-What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding - Answer-Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander - Answer-A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge - Answer-What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - Answer-What causes a tsunami? 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow paths 3. Dam breaks 4. Ice jams 5. Mudflows - Answer-List t...

Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 Graded A+. The same objects have the - ANSWER same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE) 2. The closer isolines are... - ANSWER the steeper the gradient (diagram: North side is steepest) 3. The altitude of Polaris equals... - ANSWER the latitude of the observer Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66.5 degrees North 4. The Earth rotates - ANSWER West to east 15 degrees per hour in 24 hours or one day 5. Latitude lines run Longit...

Oceanography Test 2 SDSU Latest Update with Verified Solutions water molecule (basic atomic structure) 1 oxygen (negative); 2 hydrogen (positive) Hydrogen bond: inter-molecular bonds (bond water molecules together) Polarity Water is a polar molecule; electromagnetic H end: partial (+) charge, attracts (-) O end: partial (-) charge, attracts (+) thus, dissolves substances (universal solvent) 3 phases of water solid (ice) liquid (water) gas (vapor) In order to make water change ph...