Floodplains Are Made ____

question 1

Multiple Choice

Floodplains are made ____.

• A)by tectonic activity
• B)by glaciation
• C)of alluvium
• D)artificially by people

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Definitions:

Sigma Bonds

The strongest type of covalent chemical bond, formed by the direct overlap of atomic orbitals, with the electrons shared in an area centered on a line running between the nuclei.

Pi Bonds

Covalent chemical bonds formed by the side-to-side overlap of atomic orbitals, allowing for electron sharing in double and triple bonds.

Hybridization

A concept in chemistry that describes the mixing of atomic orbitals into new hybrid orbitals, suitable for the pairing of electrons to form chemical bonds.

Atom

The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, with electrons orbiting this nucleus.