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How do waves change as they approach the shore

As waves approach the shore, interaction with the sea floor slows the waves down and the crests of the waves bunch up. They increase in height as the energy in each wave compresses into a shorter horizontal distance, but the period of the wave does not change. Eventually, the waves break.

Stream gradient role on stream velocity

An increase in gradient will generally increase stream velocity.

Which rocks are formed by the alteration of pre-existing rocks by great heat or pressure

Metamorphic rocks.

Which theme best reflects the ideals of modernist writers

Literary modernism, or modernist literature, has its origins in the late 19th and writers created more cynical works that reflected a prevailing sense of disillusionment.

How do environmental scientists use technology to track the invasive species silver carp

they use gel electrophoresis too detect the presence of carp DNA

What situation involves shear

Frequent shallow earthquakes.

Which field of study would be most useful to a person who wants to learn about the effects of new building projects on native species

Ecology

During a rainy spring where are you most likely to find surface runoff

On a sloped parking lot

What can result when winds blow across ocean water

ocean waves

What causes the ocean waves that surfers use for their sport

Wind blowing across the water (Apex)

Which statement best describes how scientists obtain environmental DNA (eDNA) from carp in the waterways near Chicago

they collect and filter water samples to isolate the DNA carp left behind

What is true of the bottom layer of the ocean Select the two correct answers.

It has the greatest density It has the coldest water

Is magnesium sulfate formed by tectonic plate movement or volcanic eruptions

It would most likely form from hydrothermal activity related to a volcano.

What causes ocean water near the equator to be warmer than ocean water farther north

the sun's rays strike the water more directly near the equator.

What causes the water in the blue currents to sink

Water in the blue currents is colder, saltier, and denser than water in the red currents

Which factor allows earth to hold onto liquid water

Moderate temperatures

just got it right apex (:

Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust

Continental crust A+

Select all the correct answers. Which two themes are explored in the poem

Anticlines, Reverse faults. and Folded mountains -apex (:

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