Rivers
Erosion/Weathering
Glaciers
Tales from the Past
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100
What stage of river has the most curves?

Old

100

Erosion takes place on the ___________ of the curves on a river

Outside

100

What is an alpine glacier?

A glacier found between mountains

100

What is the 5th planet from the Sun?

Jupiter

100

What is the capital of Germany?

Berlin

200

What stage of river has the most tributaries?

Mature

200

What type of weathering breaks down material into pieces but does not change its composition?

Physical

200

What are the 3 ways glaciers can move?

Flow, Slide, Gravity

200

What astronomer was the first to use a telescope?

Galileo

200
What is the national language of Brazil?

Portuguese

300

What is one advantage of living near a river?

Recreation, Transportation, Fertile Soil, Fishing, etc.

300

Give an example of a constructive force

Deposition

300

What is the term for a hill with a tail made by a glacier?

Drulin

300

What mineral test measures how well a mineral is scratched?

Hardness

300

Why was President Washington buried at Mt. Vernon cemetery?

Because he was dead

400
In which stage of river would you find oxbow lakes?

Old

400
Give an example of a destructive force

Weathering, Erosion

400

What is the term for a rock that is different from the native rocks in that area?

Erratic

400

What type of rock is formed by extreme heat and pressure?

Metamorphic

400

How many bones does an adult human have? 

206

500

What is the term for an area of land that drains into a body of water?

Watershed

500

Term for the movement/transportation of sediment and material

Erosion

500

What is an ice age?

Period of cold temperatures that allow glaciers to form

500

What are the two things that keep something in orbit?

Gravity and Inertia

500

Which U.S. state has the motto “Live Free or Die” on their license plate?

New Hampshire

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