The primary stream fed by tributaries within a dendritic drainage network is termed a ________ stream.

The Wadati-Benioff zone extends down within the mantle to a maximum depth of ________.

In ancient Greece, Eratosthenes measured the difference in angles of the Sun’s rays in two different locations in Egypt at the same time to calculate the ________.

According to the Big Bang theory, our Universe is ________.

A meander that is cut off to become completely isolated from the main channel but which retains water is a(n) ________.

Which of the following is an important long-term (i.e., spans tens of millions of years) factor in global climate change?

How are carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere affected by tectonic uplift of rocks and their resultant chemical weathering?

The geotherm is the rate of change of ________.

A blogger writes that global warming is not real, noting that his or her city had its coldest ever-recorded temperature last winter. The correct statement would be that the blogger is ________.

The mineral class that makes up >95% of the continental crust is termed the ________.