Soil
Rivers
Glaciers
Erosion and Deposition
Weathering
100
The soil horizon with the most humus
What is Horizon A?
100
When a river twists and turns as it flows across land
What is a meander?
100
Pyramid shaped top of a glacier cut mountain
What is a horn?
100
Drainage basins are separated from each other by these
What is a divide?
100
The type of weathering you see when you see drop-sized depressions in a rock
What is chemical weathering
200
The reason why farmers use crop roation
What is to prevent nutrient depletion?
200
A smaller stream that flows into a bigger one
What is a tributary?
200
A word that describes all types of glacial deposits?
What is till?
200
A pedestal rock can be formed by this process
What is differential weathering?
200
When a weak acid in ground water comes into contact with limestone, this can be formed underground
What is a cave?
300
Decayed plant and animal matter in soil?
What is humus?
300
A feature common in a youthful river as it flows over steep rocks.
What is rapids?
300
A circular depression cut by a glacier
What is a cirque?
300
a "river of ice"
What is a glacier?
300
Formed when a cave formed by groundwater collapses--common in Florida
What is a sinkhole?
400
Water in its liquid form found in permeable rock layers and in soil.
What is ground water?
400
The type of river that the Mississippi is.
What is a mature river?
400
Till of different sizes left behind by a receeding glacier
What is unsorted moraine?
400
Mounds of wind-deposited sand common in deserts is called this
What is a dune?
400
Water freezing in a crack and then expanding (frost-wedging) is an example of ____________.
What is mechanical weathering?
500
The reason why farmers use wind breaks, terracing, and contour plowing.
What is to prevent erosion?
500
The path a river cuts in the land.
What is the channel?
500
A knife edged ridge cut by a glacier
What is an arete?
500
A mountain feature carved out by a valley glacier
What is a U shaped valley?
500
Chemical weathering happens most rapidly in these types of areas (name two characteristics of the area)
What is in a warm and wet area?
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