Which volcanoes form from extensive fluid lava flow that erupts numerous times
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Shield
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What occurs when an applied force causes rock to break
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Mechanical weathering occurs when an applied force causes rock
to break.
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What river stage causes the greatest amount of erosion
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young
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What occurs when a soluble mineral receives water through precipitation causing it to weaken
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Hydrolysis
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What occurs when water seeps into the cracks of rocks and then freezes
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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).
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What are the areas of sediment deposit where a river's mouth reaches flat land at the bottom of a mountain
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Alluviain fans
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Which metal is the most readily oxidated of all the elements
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iron
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Which type of erosion can cause mudslides
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gravitational
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What is the byproduct of the weathering of rocks
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soil
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Which of these is the result of a spring forming in a desert region
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oasis
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What is a system of streams that connect to one primary river called
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Tributaries are streams that flow into one primary river. A
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What are water droplets in the clouds are pulled back to earth by
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gravity
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What is oxidation of iron is commonly referred to as
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fg
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Hydrolysis is a source of which type of weathering
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chemical a +
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The process by which rocks are worn down and altered over a period of time is called
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erosion
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A firm ridge of sand that appears off the main shoreline due to ocean wave weathering is called a
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sandbar
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Vegetation is a source of which type of weathering
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Mechanical
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Oxidation is a source of which type of weathering
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chemical
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When a glacier leaves behind a rock that is of completely different material composition than the formation it is deposited upon it is called
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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.
Which volcanoes form from extensive fluid lava flow that erupts numerous times
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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 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).
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.