Geo Final

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_____ is the soil order covering the greatest surface area on Earth.

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inceptisols

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The individual particles of most soilstend to aggregate into clumps called

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peds

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The highest rated soils for overallagricultural productivity are the

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mollisols

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A soil texture in which none of the threemain soil separates dominates the othertwo is called

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loam

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The igneous rocks that were depositedon the surface and then cooled areknown as ____ rocks

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extrusive.

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The most massive form of igneous plutonic intrusion is a

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batholith

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The upper mantle and crust of the Earth comprise a rigid outer shell called the _____

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lithosphere

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Endogenic process works from within the Earth to produce _____

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initial landforms

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A stratovolcano is a conical, circular structure built by accumulation of lava flows and _____

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tephra

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Upward bending folds as a result oftectonic activity are called

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anticlines

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The underground origin of an earthquake is called its

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focus

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infiltrate

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Precipitation that does not evaporate or transpire must run off or

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The upper limit of the body of ground water that marks the boundary between the saturated and unsaturated zones is the

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Water table

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____ best describes an aquifer.

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"A layer of rock or sediment that

contains abundant freely flowing ground water"

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Sinkholes, caverns, limestone towers,

and lack of surface streams are

characteristic of

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karst topography

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is in a channel The primary difference between

overland flow and stream flow is that

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stream flow

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Watersheds are separated by

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drainage divides

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Watersheds are separated by

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drainage divides

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Steep slopes and loose soil result in

rapid erosion by overland flow called

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badlands erosion

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Generally the largest part of the stream load is the

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suspended load

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The processes that physically disrupt or chemically decompose a rock at or near

the Earth's surface are forms of

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weathering

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Raising stream channel altitude by continued deposition of bed load is called

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aggradation

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An alluvial fan is a conical accumulation of coarse alluvium

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deposited by a braided stream

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Rock layers more resistant to fracturing

and erosion tend to form

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uplands

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The Black Hills of South Dakota is an example of a warped landscape in which sedimentary strata are forced upwards by

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an underground igneous intrusion

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A large aggregation of plutons is called a

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batholith

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An isolated projection of intrusive igneous rock surrounded by an eroded plain is a

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monadnock

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Eroded edges of steeply dipping strata form sharp-crested saw-tooth ridges called

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hogbacks

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Alternating belts of ________ are characteristic of coastal plains.

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cuestas and lowlands

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Sandstone cliffs in arid regions can have niches, caves or rock arches develop near their bases as a result

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of salt crystal formation

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Bars and sandspits occur on a straight beach due to

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littoral drift

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Of the following, BOTH ___________ are shorelines of

submergence.

delta coasts

ria coasts

coral reef coasts

fiord coasts

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ria coasts and fiord coasts

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______ is the term for a narrow, often sinuous embankment of coarse gravel and boulders deposited in the bed of a

meltwater stream in a tunnel within stagnant ice in an ice sheet.

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Esker

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The Antarctic Ice Sheet is about ______ thick on average.

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6,500 fet

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Barrier islands of sand lie a short distance from the coast, separated from the coast by a

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lagoon

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A _______ is a former abrasion

platform elevated to become a step-like coastal landform.

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marine terrace

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______ is the most common type of sand dune.

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Barchan

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Alpine glaciers have

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plastic lower parts

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A deep, steep-sided rock trench formed by alpine glacier erosion is a

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glacial trough

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The Laurentide Ice Sheet extended as far south as __________ during the Late-Cenozoic Ice Age.

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southern Illinois, mid-Missouri

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A cirque is a

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valley head enlarged and hollowed out by glaciers