Clays Are Sometimes Instrumental in Mass Movements Because of Their

question 58

Short Answer

Clays are sometimes instrumental in mass movements because of their ability to ________.

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Definitions:

Birds

Warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by feathers, beaks without teeth, and laying hard-shelled eggs.

Countercurrent Exchange

A mechanism in which fluids flow in opposite directions, exchanging properties (such as heat or chemical constituents) to maximize transfer rates.

Gills

Respiratory organs in certain aquatic organisms, allowing them to extract oxygen from water.

Gases

Substances that are in the state of matter characterized by having neither a defined volume nor shape, expanding to fill their container.