Soil Rivers Groundwater Glaciers Wind and Waves
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