A geologic layer that restricts water flow. A) aquifer B) aquitard C) aquiclude

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A geologic layer that restricts water flow. A) aquifer B) aquitard C) aquiclude D) reservoir E) subdam The outcrop of an eroded anticline points in the direction that it: A) dips B) tilts C) faces D) strikes E) plunges Measure of largest clasts a stream can carry: A) capacity B) confidence C) competence D) agregation This is produced by waves which encounter a shoreline at an oblique angle. A) Longshore current B) Rip tide C) Inland break Transforn faults on the ocean floor common offset these. A) veins B) roads C) train tracks D) midoceanic ridges This drops in sediments if groundwater is removed.A) rock strength B) pore pressure C) temperature The San Andreas fault is A) normal B) reverse C) thrust D) left lateral E) right lateral An ancient floodplain above the valley floor. A) oxbow ridge B) high island bar C) river terrace The removal of fine-grained material from the desert surface. A) Deflation B) Inflation C) Descent D) Rescentiate A divergent plate boundary.A) convergent B) transform C) subducting D) constructive 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. The vertical angle between horizontal ans a bed as measured perpendicular to strike. A) strike B) plunge C)rake D) tilt E) dip 13. Mechanical scraping by streams A) dissolution B) hydraulic action C) abrasion 14. Parts of the land which adjoin any large body of water, including lakes and rivers. A) Shore B) Coast C) Breaker D) Rocker 15. A material that remains deformed after stress is removed. A) elastic B) brittle C) breakable D) plastic 16. These speleothems hang from the cave ceikling 17. Another name for reverse fault A) San Andreas B) normal C) gravity D) exotic E) thrust fault 18. For every stream gage, one of these is needed to convert river stage to discharge. A) rod man B) gage reader C) rating curve 19. These are evidence of higher sea level in the past. A) Marine terraces B) Marine swales C) Marine Pathches D) Marine slumps 20. These are associated with geological events such as mountain ranges. A) State lines B) Rivers C) Divides D) Plate boundaries 21. Mineralogy of tufa. A) quartz B) calcite C) gypsum D) barite E) montmorillonite 22. The maximum vertical angle between horizontal and a bed. A) plunge B) tilt C) inclination D) lilt E) true dip 23. Feature cut banks and point bars. A) braids B) bars C) meanders D) oxbows 24. A sheet-like surface of pebbles on the desert floor. A) Desert pavement B) Desert Paint C) Desert shine D) Desert lustre 25. A convergent plate boundary. A) divergent B) transform C) constructive D) destructive ns grow up from the floor. A) stalactites B) stala 27 Anormal fault dips toword the: A) upthrown block B) footwall C) left block D) right block E) downthrown block 28 Stream pattern of the valley and ridge. A) rectangular B) dendritic C) trell 29. This is located on the beach above normal waves. A) Beach berm B) High tide mark C) Littoral area D) Rippled area 30. A rift in the middle east. A) Galapagos B) Appalachians C) Tigris Valley D) Red Sea 1. A problem in the Outer Banks and in Los Ange 32 . A mountain range resulting from a convergent oceanic-continental boundary. A) Himalayas B) Andes C) Denalis D) Altos E) Cascades es. A) igneous intrusion B) saltwater intrusion C) subsidence

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1) B .Aquitard

An aquitard is a geological layer inside the earth which restricts the groundwater flow between aquifers.

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