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Assume that the central slip face of a barchan dune slopes downhill toward the east. What is the direction of the prevailing wind?

Which of the following statements is true about waves?

The chemical sedimentary rock, conglomerate, is composed of gravel-size, rounded, calcite oolites.

During metamorphism, what is the major effect of chemically active fluids?

Elevated wave-cut platforms in Southern California are evidence that this coastal area is ________.

The average composition of the oceanic crust is thought to approximate that of ________.

During metamorphism, what is the major effect of chemically active fluids?

Elevated wave-cut platforms in Southern California are evidence that this coastal area is ________.

Which of the following chemical sedimentary rocks has a clastic texture?

Concentrated movements of water that flow opposite the direction of breaking waves are called ________.