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What is the unsorted rocky debris left behind by a melting glacier

The term "till" is the name given to unsorted rocky debris formed by melting glaciers.

What percentage of Earth's surface water is in the form of glacial ice

Approximately 69%

Which type of boundaries cause volcanic activity and can result in the formation of islands

convergent

Which of these is formed from surface runoff that cannot penetrate the ground

river ;)

Which areas never have periods of time when dry soil is exposed

wetlands

Which of these is a form of moving surface water

a stream

Which ocean is characterized by extreme winds and storms causing exploration to be minimal

arctic

Which type of wetland has highly acidic water and large quantities of peat and moss

a+ answer BOG

Which of these are fissures through which water and water vapor escape from the Earth's surface

Fumaroles are fissures through which water and water vapor escape from the Earth's surface.

Which boundary is known as a constructive boundary

Divergent

What controls surface runoff by building retaining walls

The flow of surface run-off can be controlled by building retaining walls called _____.

Approximately how many active geysers are found on earth

1000

What is it called Water that has low saline content

Fresh.

What Water vapor droplets form clouds and Earth's gravity pulls the moisture to the surface in the form of .

"rain"

When a glacier leaves behind a rock that is of completely different material composition than the formation it is deposited upon it is called

The rock is called a glacial erratic when it is left behind by a glacier, and is of a completely different material composition than the rocks on which it was deposited.

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What percentage of Earth's surface water is in the form of glacial ice

What portion of the mantle is hot enough to begin melting rocks into magma

What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it

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