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What is the term used to refer to the piles of loose rock formed below the source of rock falls?
What is the term used to refer to the piles of loose rock formed below the source of rock falls?
During chemical weathering, what is the process that involves the destruction of primary minerals and the production of secondary minerals in igneous and metamorphic rocks?
During chemical weathering, what is the process that involves the destruction of primary minerals and the production of secondary minerals in igneous and metamorphic rocks?
What is the term used for the decomposed organic debris when it is mixed with soil to give humus?
What is the term used for the decomposed organic debris when it is mixed with soil to give humus?
What is the process in which soluble nutrients are lost from the soil due to precipitation or irrigation?
What is the process in which soluble nutrients are lost from the soil due to precipitation or irrigation?
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What holds uncombined water in the soil through adhesion or cohesion?
What holds uncombined water in the soil through adhesion or cohesion?
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What directly relates the amount of sediment and the size of sediment particles that can be transported in a stream?
What directly relates the amount of sediment and the size of sediment particles that can be transported in a stream?
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When a stream is unstable and either aggrading or degrading, what does it mean?
When a stream is unstable and either aggrading or degrading, what does it mean?
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What type of rocks are softer due to high water content making them easier for physical weathering?
What type of rocks are softer due to high water content making them easier for physical weathering?
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What is the process by which minerals precipitate from pore fluids and bind individual grains together to form a rock?
What is the process by which minerals precipitate from pore fluids and bind individual grains together to form a rock?
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What is the term for the very gradual downhill movement of soil, bedrock, and weathered rock fragments?
What is the term for the very gradual downhill movement of soil, bedrock, and weathered rock fragments?
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What type of sediments contain the mineral remains of organisms or minerals precipitated as a result of biological processes?
What type of sediments contain the mineral remains of organisms or minerals precipitated as a result of biological processes?
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What refers to the way in which the suspended load, transported by the flow, collides with the bed and bank, sometimes anecdotally referred to as 'the sandpaper effect'?
What refers to the way in which the suspended load, transported by the flow, collides with the bed and bank, sometimes anecdotally referred to as 'the sandpaper effect'?
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What is caused by sulfur and nitrogen compounds in the air reacting with water to form acids that then fall to the ground?
What is caused by sulfur and nitrogen compounds in the air reacting with water to form acids that then fall to the ground?
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What is the chief organic component of soil that is a black colored, homogeneous complex material contributed by living organisms?
What is the chief organic component of soil that is a black colored, homogeneous complex material contributed by living organisms?
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In which environment are sediments deposited or chemically precipitated?
In which environment are sediments deposited or chemically precipitated?
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Which process involves the physical disintegration or chemical alteration of rocks at or near the Earth’s surface?
Which process involves the physical disintegration or chemical alteration of rocks at or near the Earth’s surface?
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What is the term for a rapid form of erosion that works primarily under the influence of gravity in combination with other erosional agents?
What is the term for a rapid form of erosion that works primarily under the influence of gravity in combination with other erosional agents?
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What is the term for a certain form of creep where frozen tundra soils thaw out and gently ‘flow’ or sag downslope?
What is the term for a certain form of creep where frozen tundra soils thaw out and gently ‘flow’ or sag downslope?
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What is the term for the area in which sediments are deposited or chemically precipitated?
What is the term for the area in which sediments are deposited or chemically precipitated?
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What is the term used for a certain form of creep where frozen tundra soils thaw out and gently ‘flow’ or sag downslope?
What is the term used for a certain form of creep where frozen tundra soils thaw out and gently ‘flow’ or sag downslope?
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What is the chief organic component of soil that is a black colored, homogeneous complex material contributed by living organisms?
What is the chief organic component of soil that is a black colored, homogeneous complex material contributed by living organisms?
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What is the term used to refer to the piles of loose rock formed below the source of rock falls?
What is the term used to refer to the piles of loose rock formed below the source of rock falls?
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What is the process by which minerals precipitate from pore fluids and bind individual grains together to form a rock?
What is the process by which minerals precipitate from pore fluids and bind individual grains together to form a rock?
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What is the term for a surface horizon that largely consists of minerals and appreciable amounts of organic matter?
What is the term for a surface horizon that largely consists of minerals and appreciable amounts of organic matter?
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What is the process by which a stream's gradient steepens due to increased deposition of sediment?
What is the process by which a stream's gradient steepens due to increased deposition of sediment?
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What is the term for a process where minerals precipitate from pore fluids and bind individual grains together to form a rock?
What is the term for a process where minerals precipitate from pore fluids and bind individual grains together to form a rock?
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What refers to the very gradual downhill movement of soil, bedrock, and weathered rock fragments due to the wetting and drying of the uppermost ground material?
What refers to the very gradual downhill movement of soil, bedrock, and weathered rock fragments due to the wetting and drying of the uppermost ground material?
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What is the term used to describe the way in which the suspended load collides with the bed and bank, sometimes anecdotally referred to as the 'sandpaper effect'?
What is the term used to describe the way in which the suspended load collides with the bed and bank, sometimes anecdotally referred to as the 'sandpaper effect'?
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