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If water is able to easily pass through a rock, it is called a ________ rock.
Permeable
In what course of the river can you find a delta?
Lower Course
What does in situ mean?
'in place'
What river feature has the name of an animal in it?
Ox-bow lake
What is the latitude of the Arctic circle?
66.5 degrees N
Cooling
What erosional process occurs when small rocks hit against each other?
Attrition
What is another name for the process of exfoliation?
Pressure release
What is the name given to the point in a river where a tributary/distributary meets the main river?
Confluence
What weather system passes over Guyana twice?
The ITCZ
What substance is limestone primarily composed of?
Calcium Carbonate CaCO3
This drainage pattern's tributaries meet the main river at 90 degree angles.
Trellis
This physical weathering process occurs in places where the temperature drops below zero
Freeze thaw/Frost Action
The process by which particles such as small stones are bounced along the riverbed as they make their way downstream
Saltation
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the Solomon Islands all belong to what continent?
Australasia/Oceania
What rock forms through cementation and compaction?
Sedimentary Rocks
On what side (inner or outer bank) of a river can you find a slip off slope?
Inner bank
What weathering process results in plant roots breaking up rocks?
Biotic/Biological
What erosional river process mainly occurs in the upper course?
Hydraulic Action
On what continent is Kazakhstan located?
Asia
What type of rock is marble?
Metamorphic
What are the 4 types of transport in a river
solution, suspension, saltation, traction
The process whereby rainwater or groundwater may absorb carbon dioxide, becoming a weak acidic solution thus breaking down rocks
Carbonation
What topographic volcanic feature can create a radial drainage pattern?
Caldera
What is the tilt of the earth on its axis?
23.5 degrees