Cards in this guide (16)
According to a study for the Federal Department of Health and Human Services how much do most teenagers earn per hour
8 dollars per hour or less
What river stage causes the greatest amount of erosion
What occurs when a soluble mineral receives water through precipitation causing it to weaken
What is the loop created by an old river called
What occurs when water seeps into the cracks of rocks and then freezes
Water expands when it freezes, therefore it tends to cause the
rocks to crack (or perhaps I should say, it causes existing cracks
to get larger, leading to the disintegration of the rock).
Which metal is the most readily oxidated of all the elements
What percentage of the people in the US use ground water for drinking and household usage
What is formed by the erosion of soft rock formations by flowing groundwater
Which of these has a very high mineral content
Which of these is the result of a spring forming in a desert region
What is a system of streams that connect to one primary river called
Tributaries are streams that flow into one primary river. A
tributary can also flow into another stream or a lake.
What is the cycle of freezing and thawing in the cracks of rocks called
Hydrolysis is a source of which type of weathering
The process by which rocks are worn down and altered over a period of time is called
Oxidation is a source of which type of weathering
What Deflation is the movement of dust sand and rock caused by