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Cards in this guide (17)
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.

Which ocean is home to large island nations such as Japan and New Zealand

The Pacific Ocean is the name of this, the Earth's largest body of water.

Which ocean formation is relatively flat and runs parallel to each continent

Abyssal plains...Moodie perfect....ha!! Abyssal plains are relatively flat and run parallel to each continent

Who is widely believed to be the first person to have officially reached the North Pole

Robert Peary :) in the year 1960

What is the lowest point of the mariana trench called

Challenger deep.

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

marsh

Which formation is a smooth hill formed from rocky debris left behind by a melting glacier

drumlin

Which ocean has very little biodiversity compared to other oceans

artic

What forms when an artesian well begins to push out enough water that gravity causes it to flow to a lower region

spring

Which formation is a small hill-like mound formed from the deposits as the glacier recedes

kame

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

oasis

Which formation occurs when huge blocks of ice driven into the ground by the weight of the glacier meltAsk us anything

kettle

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Eurasian Plate from what other plate

It separates the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate in the North Atlantic, and the African Plate from the South American Plate in the South Atlantic.

How did Early man removed salt from sea water

evaporation

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

esker

Which ocean is covered mostly in ice

Arctic ocean

Coral reefs form in which portion of the Continental margin

continental shelf

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