Earth Science Final Study Guide 2023
Landslides, moving water, wind, and glaciers cause______of surface materials.
erosion
.....are characteristic of sediments transported by wind and water.
sorted deposits
The percentage of pore space, or _______, of sand is about 30 percent.
porosity
The_______ is an area below Earth's surface that is completely saturated with
water.
zone of saturation
The upper boundary of the zone of saturation is the....
water table.
Most groundwater flow takes place through_____, which are permeable layers of
material.
aquifers
The localized natural discharges of groundwater are called____.
springs
What type of sediment particles have worn surfaces and rounded corners?
clastic
What type of bedding has the heaviest and coarsest material is on the bottom?
graded
What types of sedimentary rock is coarse-grained with angular fragments?
breccias
What results when rocks come in contact with molten rocks such as those in an
igneous intrusion?
contact metamorphism
The metamorphism of limestone results in the formation of ____.
marble
How did Rock A most likely get the rounded rock fragments?
Clastic - large rounded rock fragments
The rock fragments banged into each other during travel in water and smooth from
erosion from wind.
What is occurring at 100"c with 200 MPa of pressure?
Litificantion
The three ways in which a stream carries its load are in solution, suspension,
and_____?
bed load
what is the formula for discharge?
width x depth x velocity
In order for rejuvenation to take place in a stream, what must occur first?
the land over which the stream flow uplifts
Which of the following statements is true about the development of a stream?
the velocity of the water is greater along the outside of a meander curve
Landslides, moving water, wind, and glaciers cause______of surface materials.
erosion
.....are characteristic of sediments transported by wind and water.
sorted deposits
The percentage of pore space, or _______, of sand is about 30 percent.
porosity
The_______ is an area below Earth's surface that is completely saturated with
water.
zone of saturation
The upper boundary of the zone of saturation is the....
water table.
Most groundwater flow takes place through_____, which are permeable layers of
material.
aquifers
The localized natural discharges of groundwater are called____.
springs
What type of sediment particles have worn surfaces and rounded corners?
clastic
What type of bedding has the heaviest and coarsest material is on the bottom?
graded
What types of sedimentary rock is coarse-grained with angular fragments?
breccias
What results when rocks come in contact with molten rocks such as those in an
igneous intrusion?
contact metamorphism
The metamorphism of limestone results in the formation of ____.
marble
How did Rock A most likely get the rounded rock fragments?
Clastic - large rounded rock fragments
The rock fragments banged into each other during travel in water and smooth from
erosion from wind.
What is occurring at 100"c with 200 MPa of pressure?
Litificantion
The three ways in which a stream carries its load are in solution, suspension,
and_____?
bed load
what is the formula for discharge?
width x depth x velocity
In order for rejuvenation to take place in a stream, what must occur first?
the land over which the stream flow uplifts
Which of the following statements is true about the development of a stream?
the velocity of the water is greater along the outside of a meander curve
