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37 Cards in this Set
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1. What type of mountain is the only one that is formed by adding new material?
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Volcanic Mountain
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2. Name the three types of mountains that are commonly formed by stress between tectonic plates.
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Folded Mountains, Volcanic Mountains, and Fault-Block Mountains
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3. Define folded mountain.
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A type of mountain that forms when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
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4. When two tectonic plates collide, what is the place called where they meet?
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Convergent boundary
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5. A deep valley forms at the boundary when one tectonic plate goes beneath another. What is this called?
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A trench
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6. The rim of the Pacific Ocean has so many volcanic mountains that it is called _________________________________.
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The Ring of Fire
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7. What features are common in youthful river channels?
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Rapids
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8. What is a depositional feature found at the coast?
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Delta
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9. What are caves a product of?
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Erosion by groundwater
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11. When do springs form?
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When the water table reaches the Earth's surface
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12. What formed the Grand Canyon?
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Erosion
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13. Draw the Water Cycle.
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Draw
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14. What are tributaries?
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Smaller streams or rivers that flow into larger ones
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15. What is an area that separates watersheds?
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A divide
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16. Define channel.
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The path that a stream follows
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17. What does a river system include?
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The main stream and tributaries of a river.
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18. What is a stream's load?
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The materials carried in a stream's water
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19. What is a dissolved load?
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Dissolved materials in a stream's water, such as sodium and calcium.
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20. What are the wide curves of a river called?
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Meanders
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24. Name a structure that is formed as a result of the deposition of sediment.
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A flood plain
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25. Name a structure that is formed by the process of erosion.
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A waterfall
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26. T or F A delta is formed by the process of erosion.
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False
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27. What direction do both groundwater and surface water flow?
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Downslope toward lower elevation
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28. What happens when the water table is as high as or higher than the Earth's surface?
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A cave or a lake can form
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29. Define erosion.
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The removal and transport of surface material, such as rock and soil.
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30. Define water cycle.
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The continuous movement of water from water sources into the air, onto the land, into the ground, and back to the water sources.
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31. What is a dripstone?
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Water that drips from a crack in a cave's ceiling that leaves behind deposits of calcium carbonate, which are a type of limestone formation
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32. What are steplike structures that form on both sides of a river valley because of rejuvenation?
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Terraces
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33. What is an alluvial fan?
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Fan-shaped deposits that form on dry land
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34. Draw the water cycle including energy gain and loss. (Short Answer)
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Draw.
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35. Describe the ways that youthful, mature, old and rejuvenated rivers shape the Earth's surface. (Short Answer)
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Youthful rivers erode deep channels. Mature rivers erode wide channels. Old rivers deposit sediment in their channels and along their banks. Rejuvenated rivers form terraces in the river valley.
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36. What is the source of the water in an aquifer? (Short Answer)
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Surface water percolates down through the recharge zone to supply water to an aquifer.
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37. What are some of the features formed by underground erosion and deposition? (Short Answer)
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Caves form by ground-water erosion. Stalagmites, stalactites, and dripstone columns form by underground deposition.
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38. What is the relationship between tributaries and rivers? (Short Answer)
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Tributaries flow into rivers and supply rivers with water
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22. How are an alluvial fan and a delta different?
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An alluvial fan is deposited on dry ground and a delta is formed in the ocean
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23. T or F A river forms a canyon when the river cuts deeply into a valley floor.
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True
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21. How are alluvial fans and deltas similar?
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Their shape is the same (Fan-shaped)
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