Surficial Hell

Question 1

Surficial Geology

Answer 1

Study of geologic deposits at and near the Earth’s surface, involves study of landforms that makeup the landscape at the surface

Question 2

Surficial deposits often represent the most recent of

Answer 2

geologic units, typically include from most general to more specific

Question 3

Unconsolidated Sediments

Answer 3

loose sediment that forms sand and gravel deposits

Question 4

Alluvium

Answer 4

unconsolidated clastic material deposited by a stream or other body of running water

Question 5

Soils

Answer 5

Result of surface weathering of underlying deposits or rocks

Question 6

Bedrock

Answer 6

Solid rock that underlies soils or other unconsolidated superficial material, common in areas that have undergone intense erosion and/or where soil cover is very thin or absent

Question 7

Surficial deposits reflect the most recent erosional…

Answer 7

and/or depositional processes

Question 8

Drumlin field

Answer 8

Elongate hills of typical shape, built and/or craved-out under the ice of a glacier

Question 9

Eskers

Answer 9

Meltwater rivers that originate underneath glaciers, and over time the tunnel fills up with sediment

Question 10

Braided Stream Characteristics

Answer 10

Steeper slopes, higher velocities, transport larger grains than meandering stream

Question 11

Meandering Stream Characteristics

Answer 11

Gentle slope, consistent velocity, fine-grained transport

Question 12

Point bar

Answer 12

On inside bend of streams, area of deposition, associated with finer grains

Question 13

Cut bank

Answer 13

Area of erosion caused by thalweg, associated with coarses grains