Ephemeral Streams ________

question 20

Multiple Choice

Ephemeral streams ________.

• A) consist of a series of intertwined channels that are overloaded with sediment
• B) have flowing water either episodically or during only a portion of the year
• C) have a channel that is highly sinuous (curvy)
• D) are those that divert flow from streams they have intersected through stream erosion

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Definitions:

P-waves

Primary waves, or compressional waves, are the fastest seismic waves that travel through solids, liquids, and gases in a push-pull motion.

S-waves

Secondary or shear waves, a type of elastic wave that moves through the body of the Earth, used in the study of earthquakes and the Earth's interior.

Oceanic Trench

Deep, underwater canyons formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate under another at convergent plate boundaries.

Magmatic Belt

A geographic zone that is extensively populated by igneous rocks which have been or are being formed by magmatic processes typically related to tectonic plate boundaries.