You Would Expect to Find Quick Clays in ____

question 10

Multiple Choice

You would expect to find quick clays in ____.

• A)the interior of a talus
• B)old freshwater stream beds
• C)exposed subsurface material from translational slumps
• D)headscarps of rotational slumps
• E)old marine beds or estuaries

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Definitions:

Environmental Resistance

Total of factors in the environment that limit the numerical increase of a population in a particular region.

Carrying Capacity

The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.

Exponential Growth

Growth, particularly of a population, in which the increase occurs in the same manner as compound interest.

Lag Phase

The initial period of slow growth or inactivity that occurs after bacteria are introduced to a new environment or nutrient medium.