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Continental drift tagalog kahulugan
Which volcanoes form from extensive fluid lava flow that erupts numerous times

A+

Shield

What occurs when an applied force causes rock to break

Mechanical weathering occurs when an applied force causes rock to break.

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 are the areas of sediment deposit where a river's mouth reaches flat land at the bottom of a mountain

A+

Alluviain fans

Which metal is the most readily oxidated of all the elements

iron

Which type of erosion can cause mudslides

gravitational

What is the byproduct of the weathering of rocks

soil

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 are water droplets in the clouds are pulled back to earth by

gravity

What is oxidation of iron is commonly referred to as

fg

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

A firm ridge of sand that appears off the main shoreline due to ocean wave weathering is called a

sandbar

Vegetation is a source of which type of weathering

Mechanical

Oxidation is a source of which type of weathering

chemical

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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