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A __________ forms when a series of alluvial fans coalesce to become a long continuous apron of sediment.

What sort of process has affected the hillside where this tree is growing?

____________ topography is characterized by features including solution valleys, disappearing streams, and speleothems such as stalactites, and is generally associated with regions composed of limestone bedrock.

Metamorphism may be induced by _________.

All the water in rivers and streams arrives directly from rainfall runoff.

 Describe the difference between regional and contact metamorphism. Include in your answer both tectonic cause and any differences in the resulting textures.

Briefly compare and contrast anticlines and synclines.What do they have in common? What sets them apart as different?

A cone of depression forms when _______________.

Match the aspect of sedimentary texture below with its significance (interpretation).

Obsidian ____________.