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Each of the following questions names an item.Select the correct description of the item from this list.Indicate your selection by entering the letter of the description.
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Desert Wash

Dry streambeds in desert environments that temporarily fill with water during rainstorms.

Playa

A flat-bottomed desert basin that temporarily becomes a lake after heavy rain but reverts to a dry lakebed as the water evaporates.

Isotopes

Variants of a chemical element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons in their nuclei, affecting their atomic mass but not their chemical properties.

Ice-Core Data

Information obtained from cylindrical sections of ice drilled from glaciers and ice sheets, which provide valuable records of past climates.

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