Cards in this guide (19)
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
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
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
What is the solid outer crust layer and the top portion of the mantle layer called
Which type of wetland is prone to flooding and has a neutral pH level
What percentage of Earth's surface water is ground water
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
When rain water has soaked the ground to the point it can hold no more water the ground is considered to be fully
Which type of wetland has highly acidic water and large quantities of peat and moss
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
Coral reefs form in which portion of the Continental margin
What is it called Water that has low saline content
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 .
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.