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Cheniers are:
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Old beach ridges formed during progradation of the SW coast of Louisiana
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Structures built perpendicular to the shoreline to slow down or prevent beach removal by longshore currents are called
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Groins.
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In a plunging syncline, the oldest rocks are found
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On the flanks (limbs) of the fold.
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An upwarped fold is called a(n):
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Anticline.
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Rocks that have been fractured by compressive stress but which exhibit no displacement (relative movement) are termed:
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Joints.
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In a normal fault the foot wall moves ______ relative to the hanging wall.
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Down
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Which does NOT affect the structural behavior of rocks under stress?
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Latitude.
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