Abeka Science Earth and
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Science Test
Earth and6 Space Test 6
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1. ice wedging Process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands.
2. Exfoliation The process by which outer rock layers are stripped away
3. crevasses deep cracks or fissures that develop on the surface of a glacier
4. Theistic Evolution an idea that attempts to reconcile the bible and evolution by claiming that God
used evolution as the method of creation
5. water the main agent of chemical weathering
6. anomaly a fossil organism found in strata that are supposedly too old or too young to
contain that organism
7. terracing process of modifying a smooth slope into a series of level, stair-like steps to prevent
erosion
8. polystrate fossils fossils that extend through multiple strata
9. kettles large holes left from the melting of huge chunks of glacial ice lodged in washed
-out sediments
10. levees natural ridges formed when water flow causes sediments to drop along the edge
of a river's channel
11. Cro-Magnon Man thought to be the missing link in man's evolution but was later found to be the
remains of a modern human
12. star dune type of dune that looks like a pyramid with several out-reaching arms
13. Flood based on biblical teachings, event that was probably directly responsible for laying
down most of Earth's sedimentary rock layers
14. Seymouria "missing link" thought to be the transitional form between amphibians and reptiles
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15. karst regions regions of the earth's surface where limestone is exposed and abundant
16. strip-cropping method of erosion prevention involves planting alternating strips of different types
of crops
17. surf mass of foaming water formed when waves wash up onto a beach
18. load Material carried by a stream
19. mantle the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
20. salinity and tem- the two main factors determine the density of seawater
perature
21. metamorphic rocks formed when other type of rocks are "cooked" by heat and pressure
rocks
22. sonar device uses underwater sound waves to determine the size, distance, and direction of
objects
23. Uniformity Princi- idea that the natural laws in operation today have existed throughout Earth's
ple history
24. turbidity current type of current which is made of seawater mixed with mud or silt and can erode
the ocean floor to produce submarine canyons
25. ROV a highly maneuverable robot linked to a support ship by cables
26. sodium chloride makes up most of the salt in the oceans
27. hadal zone any area of the sea that exceeds 6000 meters in depth
28. tsunamis large waves created by underwater disturbances
29. profiling float
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Abeka Space
Science Test
Earth and6 Space Test 6
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1. ice wedging Process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands.
2. Exfoliation The process by which outer rock layers are stripped away
3. crevasses deep cracks or fissures that develop on the surface of a glacier
4. Theistic Evolution an idea that attempts to reconcile the bible and evolution by claiming that God
used evolution as the method of creation
5. water the main agent of chemical weathering
6. anomaly a fossil organism found in strata that are supposedly too old or too young to
contain that organism
7. terracing process of modifying a smooth slope into a series of level, stair-like steps to prevent
erosion
8. polystrate fossils fossils that extend through multiple strata
9. kettles large holes left from the melting of huge chunks of glacial ice lodged in washed
-out sediments
10. levees natural ridges formed when water flow causes sediments to drop along the edge
of a river's channel
11. Cro-Magnon Man thought to be the missing link in man's evolution but was later found to be the
remains of a modern human
12. star dune type of dune that looks like a pyramid with several out-reaching arms
13. Flood based on biblical teachings, event that was probably directly responsible for laying
down most of Earth's sedimentary rock layers
14. Seymouria "missing link" thought to be the transitional form between amphibians and reptiles
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Abeka Space
Science Test
Earth and6 Space Test 6
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ga51b7
15. karst regions regions of the earth's surface where limestone is exposed and abundant
16. strip-cropping method of erosion prevention involves planting alternating strips of different types
of crops
17. surf mass of foaming water formed when waves wash up onto a beach
18. load Material carried by a stream
19. mantle the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
20. salinity and tem- the two main factors determine the density of seawater
perature
21. metamorphic rocks formed when other type of rocks are "cooked" by heat and pressure
rocks
22. sonar device uses underwater sound waves to determine the size, distance, and direction of
objects
23. Uniformity Princi- idea that the natural laws in operation today have existed throughout Earth's
ple history
24. turbidity current type of current which is made of seawater mixed with mud or silt and can erode
the ocean floor to produce submarine canyons
25. ROV a highly maneuverable robot linked to a support ship by cables
26. sodium chloride makes up most of the salt in the oceans
27. hadal zone any area of the sea that exceeds 6000 meters in depth
28. tsunamis large waves created by underwater disturbances
29. profiling float
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