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Exfoliation in certain rocks can result from large daily temperature changes. |
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Water plays an important role in both mechanical and chemical weathering. |
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An alluvial fan is like a river delta on land. |
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A rock glacier is basically a standard glacier that contains more rock than ice. |
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The Old Testament Sabbath principle of leaving fields fallow for one year out of seven aided the fertility of Israelite farms. |
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| deposits of sediments left by a glacier |
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| glaciated valley that ocean water has entered |
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| a slender mountain peak eroded by glaciers from several sides |
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| a layer of soil resulting from the weathering of bedrock |
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| a hill or ridge of windblown sand |
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| a bowl-shaped depression caused by strong winds carrying away all the loose materials from an area |
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| the slow movement of land surface that may cause fence posts to lean |
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| the rapid movement of a large mass of any type of earth materials down a steep slope |
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| the raising of rocks and boulders caused by the expansion of water freezing below the ground's surface |
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| Strip cropping, wind breaks, and flood control dam projects are all methods used for... |
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| The well-mixed combination of rocks, pebbles, sand, and silt carried by glaciers is called glacial... |
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| Glaciated valleys have a(n) _____-shaped profile. |
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| A(n) _______ is a large mass of ice consisting mostly of recrystallized snow that moves under the influence of gravity. |
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| Alluvial fans and river deltas are examples of sediment ______ by streams. |
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| A stream's _____ is the quantity of sediment carried by the stream. |
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| Erosion by precipitation often begins with the ______ of a raindrop on the ground. |
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| The downhill movement of large quantities of rocks and soil due to gravity is called ___________. |
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| _________ is a process whereby thin sheets or layers of rock flake off larger rocks, often shaping them into rounded outcroppings or boulders. |
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Animals and plants help soil fertility by
-breaking up the soil.
-decomposing and adding nutrients to the soil.
-burrowing tunnels that let in air and moisture.
-all of the above means. |
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| Any fertile soil must contain... |
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| What is the name for the depression in the ground moraine that remains when a block of glacial ice melts? |
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| When two or more glaciers merge and spread out onto a plain at the base of a mountain range, it is called a(n)... |
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| Loess deposits are thought to have been formed by the action of... |
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| The formation of a delta is most closely related to the process of... |
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Which of these agents is always involved in mass waiting?
-gravity
-water
-wind
-waves |
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| When water enters a crack in a rock, expands as it freezes, and cracks the rock, what has occurred? |
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Of the conditions listed below, which is the most favorable for chemical weathering?
-dry climate
-little vegetation
-moist climate
-steep slopes |
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| What is formed when water chemically combines with carbon dioxide? |
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Which of these are in the typical order of occurrence?
-deposition, erosion, weathering
-erosion, deposition, weathering
-weathering, deposition, erosion
-weathering, erosion, deposition |
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| weathering, erosion, deposition |
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