Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes a Turbidity Current

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes a turbidity current?

• A) A fast dense current of water that carries sediments offshore.
• B) The cause of mid-ocean trenches.
• C) A phenomenon associated with violent atmospheric storms at sea.
• D) Something that always occurs at river mouths in shallow water, but does not extend into water more than 50 meters (165 feet) deep.

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Definitions:

IR

Infrared radiation or spectroscopy, a technique used to identify and study chemicals through their absorption of infrared light.

Septet

A splitting pattern observed in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy indicating that a nucleus is coupled to six equivalent protons, giving seven peaks.

Trimethylcyclohexane Isomers

Different structural forms of the compound trimethylcyclohexane, which differ in the position of the methyl groups attached to the cyclohexane ring.

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is an analytical technique used to determine the structure of molecules by observing the interaction of atomic nuclei with magnetic fields.