Exam 23: Surface Processes

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

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

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

The continuous circulation of Earth's water is known as the

In latitudes where the subsurface layer of soil always remains frozen, the frozen layer is called

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

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

Greenland and Antarctica are covered with glacial ice sheets called ______________ glaciers.

The two major types of weathering studied in this chapter are mechanical weathering and ______________ weathering.

What type of glacier is formed when a valley floor is covered with compressed glacial ice?

The most important acid involved in chemical weathering is ______________ acid.

Any flow of water occurring between well-defined banks is defined by geologists as

A depression on the land surface caused by the collapse of a cavern is called

The percentage volume of unoccupied space in a material is called the material's ______________.

Subsurface soil that remains permanently frozen is called ______________.

Small glaciers, called ______________ glaciers, form along mountains in hollow depressions that are protected from the Sun.

About what percent of Earth's water is fresh water?

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

The downslope movement of an unbroken block of rock or soil, which leaves a curved depression on the slope, is called a(n) ______________.

The unsaturated zone of soil above the water table is known as the zone of