BJU Earth Science Chapter 12

Result of water chemically combining with decaying plant material

moraine formed when two glaciers merge to form one with the deposits in the middle

What type of moraine is formed when till is dropped at the sides of a valley

What is it called when water freezes in a crack and breaks the rock apart?

What is the slow movement of the ground (that makes fences lean) called?

Winding ridge of sorted sediments deposited by meltwater stream flowing beneath a glacier

What type of wind erosion forms ventifacts?

Which of the following is found in fertile soil?

Which of the following is the most common order of happening?

Sudden glacier movement is called what?

Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the ground surface?

Bowl shaped depression caused by wind erosion removing all the looses material

a valley containing a glacier that enters ocean water

Long, streamlined hills with unsorted glacial till are called what?

soil in rainy areas is typically

What is the mass of weathered bedrock found at the base of a cliff called?

A mountain peak eroded by glaciers on all sides

Which mass wasting slips a short distance quickly?

What forms Loess deposits?

Result of water chemically combining with carbon dioxide

What is it called when 2 or more glaciers merge at the base of a mountain?

What percentage does water expand when frozen?

When a depression forms in a ground moraine after glacial ice melts - what is it called?

What is it called when rock and items are lifted by water freezing below the ground surface?

What type of moraine is formed when till is dropped at the front of a glacier

What is the type of erosion is caused by glaciers?

Which is the best condition for chemical weathering to occur?

A layer of soil that forms from weathering bedrock and decaying plant material

How is most of the sediment load carried in a stream?

Steep, hollow excavation made by glacial erosion in a mountain