1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Soil Rivers Groundwater Glaciers Wind and Waves

2. The largest soil texture which drains water rapidly is ________.

3. Sand

4. The soil texture which is a combination of the other three textures is ________.

5. Loam

6. Acid precipitation would be an example of which type of weathering?

7. Chemical

8. What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

9. Weathering is the breaking down of rock into sediment, and erosion means that the sediment has been moved to a different location.

10. In addition to organic material, rocks, and sediment, soil contains what other two major components?

11. Air and Water

12. The high point that separates watersheds is called a ______.

13. Divide

14. Which river system is responsible for draining most of the United States?

15. Mississippi River System

16. Define how to calculate the DISCHARGE of a stream.

17. Depth x Width x Velocity

18. What is the difference between an alluvial fan and a delta?

19. Alluvial fans are river deposits on land, and deltas are river deposits found in water.

20. On which side of a meander would you find deposition?

21. On the Inside of the Meander

22. A cone-shaped deposit on the ceiling of a cavern is called a _______.

23. Stalactite

24. The type of topography in which you find sinkholes, caverns, and disappearing streams is called ________.

25. Karst Topography

26. The layer below the water table in which the pore space is completely filled with water is the zone of _____.

27. Saturation

28. A layer of in the ground in which water is stored or in which water can easily pass through is called a(n) ______.

29. Aquifer

30. When gravity forces groundwater between two impermeable layers so that water rises to the surface, the result is a(n) _____.

31. Artesian Well

32. Large boulders transported great distances by glaciers are called _____.

33. Erratics

34. A ridge of glacial till deposited by the glacial ice sheet forms a _____.

35. Moraine

36. A round bowl-shaped depression formed where a glacier starts eroding the land is called a _____.

37. Cirque

38. Name three features formed by glacial erosion?

39. Cirque, Horn, Arete, U-shaped Valley, Roche Moutonees, or Hanging Valley

40. Name four features formed by glacial deposition.

41. Till, Moraine, Outwash Plain, Kettle, Esker, Drumlin, or Erratic

42. When the top of a sea arch collapses, what is formed?

43. Sea Stack

44. In what direction does the longshore current move?

45. Parallel to the Shoreline

46. The leeward side of a sand dune is (more or less) steep than the windward side.

47. More

48. A crescent-shaped dune with the tips pointing downwind is called a _____ dune.

49. Barchan

50. 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.

51. Transverse