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Crust of the Earth Midterm 2 Part 1

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1.
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The higher area on either side of a stream channel is called a ______.
2.
1 point
The atmospheric circulation cells over the arctic are called _____ cells.
3.
1 point
When a meander bend is cut off by a new channel eroding through it, it is turned into a _____.
4.
1 point
The warm water surface current that flows off the east coast of the US and Canada is the ______.
5.
1 point
The temperature at which the relative humidity is 100% is called the _____.
6.
1 point
A sandbar extending from the mainland to an island is called a ______.
7.
1 point
A sand bar extending from land into deeper water is called a _____.
8.
1 point
The area of drawdown around a well is called the ______.
9.
1 point
The _____ in the atmosphere helps to heat up the planet.
10.
1 point
The amount of water passing by a point on a steam's bank during a unit of time is called a ______.
11.
1 point
The tidal bulge on the side of the Earth opposite the Moon is caused by a ______ force.
12.
1 point
The area between the shore and where waves are breaking is the _____ zone.
13.
1 point
The ______ effect causes weather systems to hook to the right in the northern hemisphere.
14.
1 point
______ is the percentage of the total volume of soil or rock that consists of open spaces.
15.
1 point
Most of the earth's unfrozen water is in the oceans. The second largest reservoir of water (not ice) is _______.
16.
1 point
The layer below the highest layer in the atmosphere is called the ______.
17.
1 point
Aquifers are damaged by ____ when the removal of water causes a decrease in porosity.
18.
1 point
A large offshore sand bar may also be called a ______ island.
19.
1 point
Streams which flow through upland areas and then into a flat plain deposit a _______ fan where the slope decreases.
20.
1 point
Rivers with multiple channels are called _______.
21.
1 point
The highest layer in the atmosphere is called the _____.
22.
1 point
A _____ event causes warming of the east coast of Central and North America, and drought conditions in Indonesia.
23.
1 point
The atmospheric circulation cells which operate over Orillia and Thunder Bay are called _____ cells.
24.
1 point
The high water associated with large storm systems approaching the coast is called a storm _______.
25.
1 point
A layer of sediment or rock which is impermeable is called a ______.
26.
1 point
A _____ hangs from the ceiling of caves.
27.
1 point
Water in a rising tide rushing toward a shoreline can form a tidal _______.
28.
1 point
When river channels are modified for flood control it is called _____.
29.
1 point
The tidal bulge on the side of the Earth facing the Moon is caused by a ____ force.
30.
1 point
Organisms in warm water seas with clear water may form a ______.
31.
1 point
Large offshore reef systems are called ______ reefs.
32.
1 point
The second most common gas in the atmosphere is _____.
33.
1 point
_____ is a measure of how easily a solid allows fluids to pass through it.
34.
1 point
The most common gas in the atmosphere is _______.
35.
1 point
Permeable rock or soil containing water is called a _____.
36.
1 point
Water from a wave moving up a beach is called _______.
37.
1 point
Warm air rising at the equator creates an area called the _____ where winds in the northern hemisphere blow towards the SW and winds in the southern hemisphere blow towards the NW.
38.
1 point
The lowermost layer of the atmosphere is called the ______.
39.
1 point
Tropical cyclones formed over the Atlantic Ocean are called ______.
40.
1 point
Most of the water used by people is used for ______.
41.
1 point
Areas underlain by limestone commonly develop a _______ topography.
42.
1 point
When a well flows without the use of a pump it is called a _____ well.
43.
1 point
Ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by ______ in the atmosphere.
44.
1 point
The layers in the ocean mix where they ______.
45.
1 point
The area surrounding a river which supplies it with water is called its _______.
46.
1 point
A _____ is dissolution cavity that is open to the sky.
47.
1 point
Spits often create a sheltered _____ on their landward slide.
48.
1 point
Rivers with curving single channels are called _____.
49.
1 point
The deep-ocean global circulation is also called _______ circulation.
50.
1 point
The average time between two floods of the same magnitude is called the ______.
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