Exam 23: Surface Processes

Which of the following terms is(are) used to describe a division of a stream's load?

Which of the following is a common type of mechanical weathering?

The driest of Earth's regions are known as

Earth's largest ocean is the ______________ Ocean.

______________ water has a high content of calcium, magnesium, and iron salts.

A stream's load is divided into three components: dissolved load, ______________ load, and bed load.

Frost wedging is a common type of ______________ weathering.

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

The slow, particle-by-particle movement of weathered debris down a slope is called ______________.

A body of permeable rock through which groundwater moves is called

When material is transported and deposited by ice, the process is called

Isolated, submarine, volcanic mountains are known as

The physical disintegration or fracturing of rock is called ______________.

The physical disintegration or fracturing of rock is called

A material's capacity to transmit fluids is called its

Which of the following statements is not true of glaciers?

The physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rock at or near Earth's surface is called ______________.

Which of the following are not a common depositional feature of shoreline topography?

The unsaturated zone of soil or rock above the water table is called the zone of ______________.

The three major types of seawater movement are waves, ______________, and tides.