Why has the Nisqually Glacier retreated over the past 100 years?
Answer:
The rate of ablation is higher than the rate of accumulation
More snow and ice has been removed than added
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When the elevation of the water table is higher than the level of the surface of a stream, you have a __________.
a.) dry stream b.) losing stream c.) flooding stream d.) gaining stream
In the oceans, there are approximately ________ high tides in 24 hours
A) zero (the tidal period is much greater than 24 hours) B) one C) two D) four E) seven
What is the parent rock for the following metamorphic rocks: marble: ____________________;
anthracite: ____________________; quartzite: ____________________; slate: ____________________; schist: ____________________; and greenstone: ____________________. What will be an ideal response?