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Lines carved by glaciers scraping along the bedrock surface are
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are areas of permeable rock strata or sediments that transmit water flow easily.
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The physical breakdown and chemical alteration of rock at or near Earth’s surface is
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refers to the perfect of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces.
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A/n
is a depositional landform created where streams emerge from mountain canyons in a valley.
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A semi-arid region is called a/n
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Ephemeral streams ______________.
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are a major agent of erosion in desert regions.
are a major agent of erosion in areas of ground moraine.
flow all the time.
are limited to rainshadow deserts.
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Where is sand deposited?
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In the forward side of a dune.
In the leeward side of a dune.
Neither of these choices are correct.
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The top of the zone of saturation (underground) is called the
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In which of the following locations can a modern ice sheet be found?
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Africa
South America
Antarctica
Asia
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Which of the following is true of glaciers?
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They exist only in the Northern Hemisphere.
They show evidence of flow only from the past.
They originate on land.
They exist only in the Northern Hemisphere.
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The part of a glacier where there is a net loss to the glacier is called the _________________.
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Zone of accumulation
Zone of recession
Zone of wastage
Zone of zero movement
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When did the Last Glacial Maximum occur?
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100,000 years ago.
24,000 years ago.
18,000 years ago.
6,000 years ago.
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A/n ___________________ forms in lofty mountain areas.
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Ice sheet
Valley glacier
Iceberg
Snow angel
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have multiple smaller channels, splitting and recombining downstream, creating mid-channel bars.
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The underlying cause of mass wasting is
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The transfer of rock and soil downslope, under the influence of gravity is
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The two types of flow in a stream are
and
flow.
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_______________ are gaping cracks, that often make travel across glaciers dangerous.
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Ice shelves
Ice caps
Crevasses
Ice sheets
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The two major types of dripstone are
which hang from cavern ceilings and
which develop on the floor of caverns.