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Ch. 13-14
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
11/21/2012

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Term
Groundwater
Definition
The water stored in the open spaces within underground rocks and unconsolidated material is called ______.
Term
Precipitation
Definition
The major source of the water stored as groundwater is ________.
Term
Hydrologic Cycle
Definition
Groundwater is one reservoir of the _____ cycle.
Term
Porosity
Definition
The percentage of open space within rock or sediment is known as its ______.
Term
Permeability
Definition
The capacity of a material for transmitting fluids is known as its ______.
Term
Aquifer
Definition
A permeable layer that transports water is called a(n) _______.
Term
Water Table
Definition
The boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation is known as the ________.
Term
*Highest
*Lowest
Definition
Within the zone of saturation, groundwater flows from the region of _______ pressure to the region of _______ pressure.
Term
Limestone
Definition
One common, widespread sedimentary rock that is readily dissolved by groundwater is _______.
Term
Subsidence
Definition
The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans largely because of _______.
Term
Glacier
Definition
An ice mass of compacted and recrystallized snow that flows under its own weight on land is called a(n) _______.
Term
*1.8 million to
*10,000
Definition
The present glacial landscapes mainly formed during the Pleistocene Epoch (Last Great Ice Age), which lasted from _______ years to ______ years ago.
Term
Firn
Definition
When snow thaws and refreezes, which results in a loss of air and pore spaces, the result is ______.
Term
Plastic
Definition
Glaciers move primarily by ______ flow.
Term
*Continental
*Valley
Definition
The two major types of glaciers are _____ and ______.
Term
*Greenland
*Antarctica
Definition
Two continental glaciers on Earth today are ________ and _______.
Term
Accumulation
Definition
The zone of _______ is the portion of a glacier where additions exceed losses.
Term
*Losses
*Accumulation
Definition
The zone of wastage is the portion of a glacier where _____ exceed ______.
Term
Drift
Definition
Any sediment deposited as a result of glacial activity is known as glacial _____.
Term
Varves
Definition
Finely laminated, alternating light and dark layers of sediment deposited in a glacial lake are known as glacial _______.
Term
Terminal
Definition
_______ moraines are the outer most end moraine.
Term
Lateral
Definition
______ moraines are the ridges of till on the side of a valley glacier.
Term
Medial
Definition
______ moraines form when two valley glaciers merge.
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