When water enters a crack in a rock, expands as it freezes, and cracks the rock, what has occurred?

Which of these are in the typical order of occurrence?

Of the conditions listed below, which is the most favorable for chemical weathering?

Most of the sediment load in a stream is

What is formed when water chemically combines with carbon dioxide?

The formation of a delta is most closely related to the process of

A type of mass wasting that slips just a short distance is

Thin bands of sediment formed on the bottoms of lakes that are fed by glacial meltwater are referred to as

What is the name for the depression in the ground moraine that remains when a block of glacial ice melts?

Plucking is a type of erosion caused by

Loess deposits are thought to have been formed by the action of

When two or more glaciers merge and spread out onto a plain at the base of a mountain range, it is called a(n)

Sudden glacier movement is called a

Any fertile soil must contain

Deflation is to desert pavements as _____ is to ventifacts.

When the mineral feldspar reacts wtih carbonic acid, _____ is formed.

________ is the mass of weathered rock debris found at the base of a cliff.

The downhill movement of large quantities of rocks and soil due to gravity is called ____

A(n) ______ is a large mass of ice consisting mostly of recrystallized snow that moves under the influence of gravity.

Long, streamlined hills composed of unsorted glacial till are called _____

______ is a process whereby thin sheets or layers of rock flake off larger rocks, often shaping them into rounded outcroppings or boulders.

______ is a valuable topsoil containing equal parts sand and silt with about half as much clay.

Glaciated valleys have a(n) _______-shaped profile.

The raising of rocks and boulders caused by the expansion of water freezing below the ground's surface is called

The rapid movement of a large mass of any type of earth materials down a steep slope is a _____.

The slow movement of land surface that may cause fence posts to lean is called a ____

A steep, hollow excavation made by glacial erosion in a mountain is called _____

A bowl-shaped depression caused by strong winds carrying away all the loose materials from an area is known as _____

A hill or ridge of windblown sand is called a ______

A slender mountain peak eroded by glaciers from several sides is a ____

A layer of debris carried carried away from the terminus of a glacier and sorted and deposited by meltwater is a(n) _____

A layer of soil resulting from the weathering of bedrock is called a _____

Deposits of sediments left by a glacier are called ____

A winding ridge of sorted sediments deposited by a meltwater stream flowing beneath a glacier is a(n)

A glaciated valley that ocean water has entered is a(n)