Any body of rock or sediment in which water can flow and be stored is called
aquifer
100
The percentage of open space in a given volume of rock is the rock's...
porosity
100
(true / false) A u-shaped valley becomes v-shaped after the erosion from glaciers
false
100
Natural forces compact snow to make a large mass of moving ice is called a
Glacier
100
Pastor
Neira
200
The ease with which water can pass through a rock or sediment is called...
permeability
200
The slope of water table is called the...
gradient
200
Glaciers that form in the mountain areas is called...
alpine glacier
200
thick layer of ice that covers more than 50,000 sq km. It completely covers the landscape including mountains and valleys.
ice sheets
200
ESL
Mr. Kwak
300
What are the differences between zones of saturation and zones of aeration?
.
300
a natural flow of groundwater that has reached the surface is a(n)
spring
300
ice cap is an area less than 50,000 km² of ice.
Ice field
300
Icebergs form when ice breaks off of an...
ice shelf
300
Man with guns
Mr. Alexis
400
pumping water from a well causes a local lowering of the water table known as a...
cone depression
400
Calcite formations that hang from the ceiling of a cavern are called...
stalactites
400
A deposit of stratified drift is called an...
outwash plain
400
One component of the Milankovich theory is...
a. circular motion of Earth's axis
b. continental drift
c. volcanic activity
d. landslide activity
a.
400
Ben Afflec
Mr. Robitile
500
Caverns and sinkholes are typical in areas of this topography
karst
500
When the roofs of several caverns collapse, the uncollapsed rock between sinkholes can form...
natural bridges
500
Which of following is not a theory for the cause of ice ages?
a. volcanic eruptions
b. variations in Earth's orbit
c. Foraminifera shell coils
d. changes in Earth's axial orientation
c.
500
What part of a glacier moves fastest when the glacier moves by internal plastic flow? Center, bottom, or the edges?