Exam 23: Surface Processes

How many tidal bulges "move" around Earth daily?

Material that is transported and deposited by ice is called ______________.

The type of rock most susceptible to chemical weathering is

A river's suspended load and bed load may accumulate at its mouth and form a

Regions on Earth that have the driest climates are known as ______________.

Small glaciers that form along mountains in hollow depressions are called

The fast, downslope movement of large blocks of weathered materials is called a(n) ______________.

The object above a valley floor that consists of glacial ice is called

Glaciers are being considered as a source of

A loop-like bend in a river channel is called a(n) ______________.

Carbonic acid is the main agent of ______________ weathering.

A common feature of coastal erosion is a

Seamounts with flat tops are known as ______________.

Water must be pumped out of water-table wells but not out of ______________ wells.

A large ice mass that flows on a land surface under the influence of gravity is called

Water that soaks into the soil and collects in the subsurface is called ______________.

Subsurface soil that remains permanently frozen is called ______________.

At the end and along the sides of a glacier, the sediment deposits may form ridges known as ______________.

The limiting level below which a stream cannot erode the land is called its

An isolated, submarine, volcanic peak on the ocean floor is called, in general, a(n) ______________.