This Is a Dried Lakebed That Forms When Runoff Collects

question 78

Multiple Choice

This is a dried lakebed that forms when runoff collects in closed topographic depressions in arid regions.

• A) arroyo
• B) playa
• C) pinnacle
• D) canyon
• E) ventifact

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Definitions:

Glomerular Capsule

A sac resembling a cup located at the start of the nephron's tubular part in the kidney, responsible for initiating the blood filtration process to create urine.

Podocytes

Specialized cells in the kidney that form part of the filtration barrier in the glomerulus.

Glomerular Capillaries

A network of small blood vessels in the kidneys that are involved in the filtration of blood to form urine.