Exam 23: Surface Processes

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

Subsurface soil that remains permanently frozen is called

The formation of which of the following is not directly caused by erosive wave action?

Material that is transported and deposited by ice is called ______________.

The principal landform resulting from a stream's erosive power is its ______________-shaped valley.

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

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

The process of leveling of the Earth by the wearing away of high places and the transportation to and deposition of sediments at lower levels is called

The type of rock most susceptible to chemical weathering is

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

Earth's third largest ocean is the ______________ Ocean.

If a water sample contains 2 ppm of dissolved salt, it contains 2 g of salt in every ______________ g of water.

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

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

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

The most important climatic factors that affect the rate of chemical weathering are heat and ______________.

The principal landform resulting from a stream's erosive power is its ______________-shaped valley.

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

Most of Earth's fresh water is in

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