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What is the French word for a bowl-shaped mountain depression carved at the head of a glacial valley

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Cirques

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Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

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Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind slows down or hits an obstacle.

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A tsunami can occur when there is vertical movement at a fault under

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The ocean floor.

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What are the boundaries called that separate streams in adjacent drainage basins

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Divides are the boundaries that separate streams in adjacent drainage basin.

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Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called

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Aquifers transmit ground water freely.

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Why can a heavy rain shower cause a large amount of erosion in a desert area

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There is a lack of vegetation

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A floodplain forms where a stream what

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cuts mainly side to side

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Why don't most desert streams empty into the ocean

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Ephemeral deserts streams dry up before they reach the ocean

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How did deflation affect the dust bowl in the 1930s

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Lowering the land.

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What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called

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longitudinal dunes

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Which features are common in areas of karst topography

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Sinkholes are common in areas of karst topography

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Is the Antarctic ice sheet in the southern hemisphere

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The antarctic ice sheet in the southern hemisphere is the only true ice sheet that remains on the planet.

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A sharp pyramid-shaped mountain peak formed when several cirques surround a single high mountain is called a

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Glacial horn

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What is the French word for a bowl-shaped mountain depression carved at the head of a glacial valley

Cirques

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind slows down or hits an obstacle.

A tsunami can occur when there is vertical movement at a fault under

The ocean floor.

What are the boundaries called that separate streams in adjacent drainage basins

Divides are the boundaries that separate streams in adjacent drainage basin.

Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called

Aquifers transmit ground water freely.

Why can a heavy rain shower cause a large amount of erosion in a desert area

There is a lack of vegetation

A floodplain forms where a stream what

cuts mainly side to side

Why don't most desert streams empty into the ocean

Ephemeral deserts streams dry up before they reach the ocean

How did deflation affect the dust bowl in the 1930s

Lowering the land.

What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called

longitudinal dunes

Which features are common in areas of karst topography

Sinkholes are common in areas of karst topography

What force causes most of the erosion in desert areas

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What is the French word for a bowl-shaped mountain depression carved at the head of a glacial valley

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

What force causes most of the erosion in desert areas

Sand Dunes

What is the French word for a bowl-shaped mountain depression carved at the head of a glacial valley

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

What force causes most of the erosion in desert areas

Earth Sciences

A soil associated with the hot and wet tropics is

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

If a stream's discharge decreases how does it affect the stream's capacity

Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called

Sand Dunes

What is the French word for a bowl-shaped mountain depression carved at the head of a glacial valley

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

What force causes most of the erosion in desert areas

Earth Sciences

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called

What force causes most of the erosion in desert areas

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