Mass wasting can occur in both terrestrial (on land) and aqueous (water) environments.

Isostatic rebound or glacial isostacy in associated with the melting of continental glaciers from the last ice age is still occurring today.

Modern climate change is dominated (driven) by ________.

Very large volcanic eruptions can cause  ______________ global temperatures because of volcanic aerosols.

In a slump where would you find a “scarp”?

Sand dunes are classified by their ________ which is determined by the ___________.

The ‘bouncing’ of a sediment grains along the desert floor is termed _________________________.

There are polar deserts.

A patient is arriving to the orthopedic floor from the emergency room. While giving report to the floor nurse, the emergency room nurse states that the patient has a fracture of the right femur that has resulted in a fracture in which the bone has splintered into several fragments. The orthopedic nurse is aware that this description likely indicates which type of fracture?

A 70-year-old woman’s family physician has recommended she take a vitamin D supplement. The woman states that she tries hard to take as few pills as possible and questions her physician on the rationale and necessity for the supplementation. How can the physician most accurately reply to the patient’s concerns?