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Rivers
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The largest soil texture which drains
water rapidly is ________.
Sand
The soil texture which is a
combination of the other three
textures is ________.
Loam
Acid precipitation would be an
example of which type of
weathering?
Chemical
What is the difference between
weathering and erosion?
Weathering is the breaking down of
rock into sediment, and erosion
means that the sediment has been
moved to a different location.
In addition to organic material,
rocks, and sediment, soil contains
what other two major components?
Air and Water
The high point that separates
watersheds is called a ______.
Divide
Which river system is responsible
for draining most of the United
States?
Mississippi River System
Define how to calculate the
DISCHARGE of a stream.
Depth x Width x Velocity
What is the difference between an
alluvial fan and a delta?
Alluvial fans are river deposits on
land, and deltas are river deposits
found in water.
On which side of a meander would
you find deposition?
On the Inside of the Meander
A cone-shaped deposit on the ceiling
of a cavern is called a _______.
Stalactite
The type of topography in which you
find sinkholes, caverns, and
disappearing streams is called
________.
Karst Topography
The layer below the water table in
which the pore space is completely
filled with water is the zone of
_____.
Saturation
A layer of in the ground in which
water is stored or in which water can
easily pass through is called a(n)
______.
Aquifer
When gravity forces groundwater
between two impermeable layers so
that water rises to the surface, the
result is a(n) _____.
Artesian Well
Large boulders transported great
distances by glaciers are called
_____.
Erratics
A ridge of glacial till deposited by
the glacial ice sheet forms a _____.
Moraine
A round bowl-shaped depression
formed where a glacier starts eroding
the land is called a _____.
Cirque
Name three features formed by
glacial erosion?
Cirque, Horn, Arete, U-shaped
Valley, Roche Moutonees, or
Hanging Valley
Name four features formed by
glacial deposition.
Till, Moraine, Outwash Plain, Kettle,
Esker, Drumlin, or Erratic
When the top of a sea arch collapses,
what is formed?
Sea Stack
In what direction does the longshore
current move?
Parallel to the Shoreline
The leeward side of a sand dune is
(more or less) steep than the
windward side.
More
A crescent-shaped dune with the tips
pointing downwind is called a _____
dune.
Barchan
A dune where sand is plentiful,
forming long series of ridges and
troughs, and where the wind is
blowing across the ridges, forms a
_________ dune.
Transverse