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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

young

What occurs when a soluble mineral receives water through precipitation causing it to weaken

Hydrolysis

What is the loop created by an old river called

OXBOW

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

iron

What percentage of the people in the US use ground water for drinking and household usage

atleast 50%

What is formed by the erosion of soft rock formations by flowing groundwater

caves

Which of these has a very high mineral content

hot spring

Which of these is the result of a spring forming in a desert region

oasis

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

ice wedges

Hydrolysis is a source of which type of weathering

chemical a +

The process by which rocks are worn down and altered over a period of time is called

erosion

Oxidation is a source of which type of weathering

chemical

What Deflation is the movement of dust sand and rock caused by

wind A+

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