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CISEC Module 2: Background of an Inspector Surface creep erosion - the rolling and sliding movement of particles across a surface. Represent about 5% to 25% of the total soil loss by wind. Creates sand dunes. Saltation erosion - the hopping and bouncing movement of particles. Particles are lifted into the atmosphere but return to the ground and dislodge other particles. Represent about 50% to 80% of the total loss by wind. Transports the most soil! Suspension erosion - Occurs when

EES EXAM #3 Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+ Who calculated the age of the Earth as 6000 years old? - -Bishop Ussher Scientist who calculated the age of the Earth based on the salinity of the sea. - -Who was John Joly? How did Lord Kelvin attempt to figure out the age of the Earth? - -He used the cooling rate of Earth. He did not knoe that Earth was not completely cooled. Who discovered radioactive decay? - -Antoine Henri Becquerel The names of all the Eons and the...

Rivers - AQA GCSE Geography Latest 2023 Already Passed Hydraulic action The force of the water hitting the river bed and banks. This is most effective when the water is moving fast and when there is a lot of it. Abrasion When the load carried by the river repeatedly hits the bed or banks dislodging particles into the flow of the river. Attrition When stones carried by the river knock against each other, gradually making the stones smaller and more rounded. Solution When the river flows over l...

CISEC EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2024 Who has the responsibility to make sure that maintenance has been performed on the best management practices? - CORRECT ANSWER Contractor and Inspector Who has the responsibility to make sure that control measures are properly selected, installed, and maintained? - CORRECT ANSWER Designer, Inspector, and Contractor T/F: The NPDES permit authorizes operators to discharge pollutants in the manner that makes most sense for the site. - CORRECT ANSWER False T...

AQA GCSE Geography: Coasts Questions and Answers Graded A How do different waves form? Wind blowing over the sea. Friction with water surface causes ripples that develop into waves. The longer the fetch the more powerful the wave. What is the fetch? The distance the wind blows across the water What is the swash? The wave breaks onto the beach and moves up it What is the backwash? Water rolling back from the beach due to gravity What is a prevailing wind? A wind coming from the predominant di...

Which of the following is an exogenic process? Volcanism Weathering Earthquakes Flows of heat and materials in the mantle - Weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? Weathering Glacial erosion Volcanism Stream deposition - Volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes that mountains, plains, and canyons formed by catastrophic events. catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred. Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events. the same physical processes we see today ...

Geography (AQA GCSE) Latest Update Already Passed How are waves formed The wind blowing over the sea, friction with the surface of the water causes ripples to form and these develop into waves Constructive waves Low waves that surge up the beach, powerful swash weak backwash, deposit large amounts of material, crests far apart, gently sloping wave front Destructive waves Formed by local storms near the coast, powerful backwash, closely spaced, high and steep, weak swash, narrow the beach, stee...

connection between weathering, erosion, and deposition - ANSWER Weathering and erosion break down surface structures. Deposition builds them up. describe the difference between slow and fast mass wasting of earth materials. Give example of each. - ANSWER Slow- particles slowly going in a downhill motion by gravity (Creep) Fast- loose earth moving down a steep slope cause by a sudden movement (Mudflow) what property of flowing water determines how much sediment it can carry? - ANSWER ...

Geology Chapter 13-15 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2024 (100% Correct) What makes the Great Basin unique in North America? - Answers all water drains internally Because of the Coriolis Effect in the Southern Hemisphere, low pressure system like hurricane rotate in which direction? (think about it!) - Answers clockwise Which of the following is not influenced by the Coriolis Effect? - Answers sinking polar air Which latitudes have sinking air with dry conditions due to atmosphere ...

Geography AQA PAPER 1 (Questions and Answers A+ Graded 100% Verified) Natural Hazard ANS: Any natural process that is a potential threat to human life and property Factors affecting hazard risk ANS: Urbanisation, poverty, development, climate change Constructive plates ANS: Two plates move apart, magma forces way along gap and causes earthquake, erupted lava cools and forms volcano Ecotourism ANS: The practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists which is sustainab...