Erosion and deposition - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GEG 111 - Exam 2 EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Which of the following is an exogenic process? Volcanism Weathering Earthquakes Flows of heat and materials in the mantle - CORRECT ANSWER Weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? Weathering Glacial erosion Volcanism Stream deposition - CORRECT ANSWER Volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes that mountains, plains, and canyons formed by catastrophic events....

Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...

CESSWI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SCORED A+ Erosion process in which, by the actions of wind and/or water, soil particles detached and transported Sediment eroded material suspended in wind or water Sedimentation deposition of eroded material Types of Erosion splash sheet rill gully channel Splash erosion raindrop impact energy is enough to dislodge surface sediments sheet erosion caused by rain splash detaching soil particles lifting them up and removing...

CESSWI | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 Erosion - Answer -process in which, by the actions of wind and/or water, soil particles detached and transported Sediment - Answer -eroded material suspended in wind or water Sedimentation - Answer -deposition of eroded material Types of Erosion - Answer -splash sheet rill gully channel Splash erosion - Answer -raindrop impact energy is enough to dislodge surface sediments sheet erosion - Answer -caused by rain splash...

CPESC Test | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | 100% Pass Erosion - Answer -process in which, by the actions of wind and/or water, soil particles detached and transported Sediment - Answer -eroded material suspended in wind or water Sedimentation - Answer -deposition of eroded material Types of Erosion - Answer -splash sheet rill gully channel Splash erosion - Answer -raindrop impact energy is enough to dislodge surface sediments sheet erosion - Answer -cause...

Scientific Method - Answer An emperical method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses. - Acceptable experimentation techniques to ensure results are not skewed - Objectivity needed for valid results - Peer review - Experiments must be performed and recorded in a way that it can be reproduced to verify answers The Steps of ...

CHAPTER 3—ECOSYSTEMS: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY WORK? MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Scientists estimate that tropical rain forests contain up to half of the earth’s land plants and animal species. What percentage of the world’s land surface do tropical rain forests cover? a. 2 b. 4 c. 8 d. 10 e. 12 ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 3-0 Core Case Study: Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New 2. The disappearance of the tropical rain forests is an import...

Drainage basin correct answers an area of land drained by a river and it's tributaries Source correct answers the start of a river Tributary correct answers a small stream that joins a larger river Confluence correct answers where a tributary joins a larger river Watershed correct answers the edge of a river basin Mouth correct answers the end of a river, usually where a river joins the sea Upper course characteristics correct answers - valley: steep-sided, V shaped - River:...

Fossils Science Olympiad Latest Update Graded A+ Conditions required for a plant or an animal to become fossilized Hard body parts (bones, teeth, shells) - soft body parts will not fossilise, but may leave behind trace evidence (e.g. imprints) -Preservation of remains (protection against scavenging, erosion and environmental damage) -High pressure to promote mineralisation of remains (i.e. turn hard body parts into fossilised rocks) -Anoxic (low oxygen) conditions to protect against ...

Is class correlated with the grade earned? - Yes Is soil science also studied in the other academic settings? Which one? - Yes, Art What soil order is commonly the site of most disaster cleanups related to water? - Enitsols Soils have many uses which are sometimes conflicting, explain two conflicting land uses? - - Housing - Landfills What are the two most common soil orders found in Tennessee? What are the soil forming factors critical to their development? - - Alfisols & Utisols (...