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These moraines are ridges of rock debris formed along the sides of a moving glacier
Lateral moraines are ridges of rock debris formed along the
sides of a moving glacier.
The first major scientific exploration of the ocean was performed in 1872 by the Portuguese ship the HMS Columbia
Ridges of rock debris formed by a moving glacier
Small hills that are formed from deposits left by streams on the surface of a glacier are called what
Upwellings are special ocean currents that are
Material that is about 180 million years old has been found in this layer of the crust
What are similar to plateaus
A vast quantity of minerals is found on the continental shelf true or false
The motion of these waves is similar to that of ocean waves
Stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern floor due to the deposit of minerals over time
The top 10 feet of the ocean contains the same quantity of thermal energy as exists in the whole atmosphere
A body of water that contains a high concentration of dissolved mineral matter
Results when underground water is heated by geothermal energy
Allows precipitation to slowly pass through and form groundwater reserves
Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glacier called
Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glacier is
called moraine. There are many different types of moraine depending
on where the debris is found and deposited.
It separates the mantle and the crust
The Mohorovicic Discontinuity, generally referred to as the
Moho, where seismic waves increase in velocity.
This layer of the crust is made of granite
Sea mountains are volcanic mountains located on the ocean floor
Would you find a stickleback in a pond or a forest