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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%

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

asthenosphere

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

When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.

Which type of wetland has woody plants and tall trees

swamp

=) Mr. Jackson

What is the solid outer crust layer and the top portion of the mantle layer called

lithosphere

Which type of wetland is prone to flooding and has a neutral pH level

marsh

What percentage of Earth's surface water is ground water

71

What percentage of Earth's water is located in oceans

96% of Earth's water is in the oceans.

Which of these is a form of moving surface water

a stream

When rain water has soaked the ground to the point it can hold no more water the ground is considered to be fully

saturated
saturated

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

a+ answer BOG

What type of rocks form when melted rock cools from inside the Earth

Igneous rock forms when melted rock (magma) from inside the Earth cools.

Which formation is a long winding ridge made from deposits of sand and gravel

esker

Coral reefs form in which portion of the Continental margin

continental shelf

What is it called Water that has low saline content

Fresh.

What do the Trees and other plants give off water vapor through the process of

Trees and other plants give off water vapor through their aerial parts (stomata) during a process called transpiration.

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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