Exam 23: Surface Processes

A large,flat,sediment-covered area on the ocean floor is called a(n)______________.

Seawater movement that arises from incoming ocean waves that break at an angle to the shore is called a(n)______________ current.

Subsurface soil that remains permanently frozen is called ______________.

A common feature of coastal erosion is a

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

Geologists define a(n)______________ as any flow of water occurring between well-defined banks.

Most of Earth's fresh water is in

Collapsed cavern ceilings can cause ______________ to appear on the land's surface.

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

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

Subsurface soil that remains permanently frozen is called

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

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

______________ (how many?)tidal bulges "move" around Earth daily.

The fast,downslope movement of large blocks of weathered materials is known as a

Hard water is due primarily to dissolved salts of which elements?

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

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

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

A common depositional feature of shoreline topography is a