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a location where the crust has been downwarped by tectonic plate motion
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What is geological significance of graded bedding especialy in terms of provenance and depositional basin?
Graded bedding would indicated the speed and fury of the depositional water flow had slowly diminished and the distance of the final deposition from the source material had increased over time.
What kind of rock would you most likely find in weather basin?
Sedimentary
Most major earthquakes occur where?
That would be the "Ring of Fire", which is the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
Which policy stance would most likely favor farmers in the Colorado rivers lower basin?
water use throughout the basin must b controlled
Depositional environment for fined-grained yellow-brown moderately sorted fossiliferous sandstone?
Answer Moderately sorted and fossiliferous would indicate perhaps a continental shelf depositional area.
Which sequence of events is consistent with a layer of conglomerate in bedrock just above a layer of shale?
The strata described would indicate a still water depositional environment being interrupted by a much more rapid depositional environment, such as a flood.
What is the name of low bowl shaped land with higher land all around it?
A basin and sometimes called a land basin.
Which character would be least likely to have a major part in a play?
A secondary character
What character that would be least likely to have a major part in a play?
A background servant or a minor guard would be least likely to have a major part in a play as they typically have limited interactions and impact on the overall plot.
What is the name of the largest desert in the mountain and basin region?
If you are referring to the United States, that would be the Great Basin Desert.
Would you most likely see deserts in Utah?
Yes, Utah is nearly covered by deserts, including parts of the Great Basin Desert, the Colorado Plateau Desert and the Mojave Desert.
Which group would have been LEAST likely to be a major ethnic group in Latin America?
arab
