ground RS

Question 1

what is the most common drainage pattern

Answer 1

dendritic

Question 2

what are the 2 variations of dendritic patterns

Answer 2

pinnate
trellis

Question 3

name the drainage pattern: treelike patterns but main channels have abrupt bends

Answer 3

rectangular

Question 4

name the drainage pattern: flow parallel to one another and join main channel at same angle

Answer 4

parallel

Question 5

name the drainage pattern: water flows downward or outward from dome or hill

Answer 5

radial/centripetal

Question 6

name the drainage pattern: ringlike tributaries intercept radial streams at right angles

Answer 6

annular

Question 7

name the drainage pattern: alluvial fan or delta at mouth of stream or river

Answer 7

dichotomic

Question 8

name the drainage pattern: intertwined channels

Answer 8

braided

Question 9

name the drainage pattern: streams wander in disorder (young landscapes)

Answer 9

deranged

Question 10

name the drainage pattern: meandering streams and oxbow lakes

Answer 10

anastomotic

Question 11

name the drainage pattern: isolated lakes or ponds do not appear connected

Answer 11

sinkhole (doline)

Question 12

who theorized continental drift

Answer 12

alfred wegener

Question 13

what is uniformitarianism

Answer 13

past events occur at same rate as they do today

Question 14

rocks unit at bottom are ______ than those on top

Answer 14

older

Question 15

what spectrum are rocks and minerals found in

Answer 15

thermal (TIR)

Question 16

what color are salinity deposits in RS

Answer 16

bright white

Question 17

what colour does iron oxide show up in RS

Answer 17

reddish rust

Question 18

what soil has strong hydroxyl absorption bands

Answer 18

moderate to large clay

Question 19

true/false- finer texture soils reflect more light

Answer 19

false- they reflect less light as they absorb more radiant energy

Question 20

what is void space called

Answer 20

interstitial air space