Put the following in order from smallest clasts to largest clasts: breccia, conglomerate, sandstone, shale (this is tricky!)
What is shale (smallest), sandstone and breccia/conglomerate
200
this is the plate that we are on
What is north american plate
200
these connect points with the shortest distance
What is great circles
200
This is the name for the maximum angle material can be built up before falling
What is angle of repose
200
This country in Asia boasts the world's greatest life expectancy at 83.7 years, more than the USA (31st with 79.3 years)
What is Japan
300
(a) This is the breakdown of material through either chemical or physical means, and (b) this is the movement of that material from one place to another
What is weathering and erosion
300
This is the plate boundary/boundaries you may find at mid-ocean ridges
What is divergence and transform
300
This describes the ability of a soil to hold and exchange cations
What is CEC
300
This is the name for when moving water enters standing water
What is delta
300
This country consumes the most meat per capita at 205 pounds per year (english speaking in southern hemisphere)
What is Australia
400
This igneous rock texture is often associated with quick cooling of rockq
What is glassy
400
These may result in linear island chains
What is hot spots
400
this is how easily water flows through a material
What is permeability
400
This is the name for when a stream leaves a steep narrow area and enters into a broad, flat valley floor and deposits it sediment load
What is alluvial fan
400
This country has the most solar energy use per capita
What is Germany
500
These are 4/5 characteristics of minerals
What is natural, inorganic, solid, chem comp, ordered int. structure
500
This may result in island arcs (think: plates)
What is oceanic-oceanic
500
These are the common soil horizons from the surface, in order
What is O, A, E (optional), B, C
500
This is the name for a lake in a cirque
What is tarn
500
This African country boasts the most official languages in the world with 16!
What is Zimbabwe ( Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda and Xhosa)