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Soil Rivers Groundwater GlaciersWind and
Waves
The largest soil texture which drains water rapidly is ________.
The soil texture which is a combination of the other three
textures is ________.
Acid precipitation would be an example of which type of
weathering?
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?
The high point that separates watersheds is called a ______.
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 _______.
The type of topography in which you find sinkholes, caverns, and
disappearing streams is called ________.
The layer below the water table in which the pore space is completely
filled with water is the zone of _____.
A layer of in the ground in which water is stored or in which water can
easily pass through is called a(n) ______.
When gravity forces groundwater between two impermeable layers so that water rises to the surface, the
result is a(n) _____.
Large boulders transported great distances by glaciers are called
_____.
A ridge of glacial till deposited by the glacial ice sheet forms a _____.
A round bowl-shaped depression formed where a glacier starts eroding
the land is called a _____.
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?
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.
A crescent-shaped dune with the tips pointing downwind is called a _____
dune.
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.