The transfer of rock material downslope under the influence of gravity is termed ___________. - ANSWERSMass Wasting
Which of the following powers the hydrologic (water) cycle? - ANSWERSSolar Energy
Some of the water that soaks into the soil is absorbed by plants which later release it into th...
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The transfer of rock material downslope under the influence of gravity is termed
___________. - ANSWERSMass Wasting
Which of the following powers the hydrologic (water) cycle? - ANSWERSSolar Energy
Some of the water that soaks into the soil is absorbed by plants which later release it
into the atmosphere. This process is called ____________. - ANSWERSTranspiration
The single most important erosional agent is ____________. - ANSWERSMoving Water
At a bend in a river, the main erosion is ___________________________. -
ANSWERSon the outside of the bend
The _________ load is the larger pieces of rock that are too big to be carried by the
river so they bounce along the bottom. - ANSWERSBed
The ______________ load is the small pieces of rock carried by the river that makes it
look muddy, especially during floods. - ANSWERSdissolved
The _________ load is the rock that is broken down to its atoms of ions and carried in
the water. - ANSWERSsuspended
The suspended load of a stream ________________________. - ANSWERSusually
consists of fine particles
The drainage pattern that typically develops on isolated volcanic cones is the
__________ pattern. - ANSWERSradial
The drainage pattern is well developed in the folded Appalachians is the ___________
pattern. - ANSWERSTrellis
A ____________ is simply an opening bored into the zone of saturation. -
ANSWERSWell
For a well to be classified as artesian ________________________. - ANSWERSMust
be free flowing
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