Which of the Following Statements About Transportation of Sediment Is

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about transportation of sediment is false?

• A)Smaller particles settle faster than larger particles.
• B)As a current slows,the largest particles start to settle.
• C)Faster currents carry larger particles than slower currents.
• D)Rivers and ocean currents move much more material than do air currents.

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged about 7 to 11 years can perform various mental operations using concrete objects.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the body's responses to sensory stimuli and the coordination of sensory and motor activities.

Conservation

The principle that certain physical characteristics (such as volume, mass, or number) remain unchanged, even when their appearance changes, as understood in cognitive development.

Object Permanence

Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a key cognitive development in infancy.