Question 1

Desert and steppe lands cover about what percentage of Earth's land area?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  3% 
C)  30% 
D)  66% 
A)  10% 
B)  3% 
C)  30% 
D)  66%

Question 2

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  arête 
B)  horn 
C)  lateral moraine 
D)  drumlin 
A)  arête 
B)  horn 
C)  lateral moraine 
D)  drumlin

Question 3

-In the figure above, identify the letter corresponding to an alluvial fan.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-In the figure above, identify the...

Question 4

Melting and ______are two forms of ablation.

Accepted Answer

A)  plastic flow 
B)  calving 
C)  deflation 
D)  striations 
A)  plastic flow 
B)  calving 
C)  deflation 
D)  striations

Question 5

Note the diagram below, which depicts a dune setting   Based on the diagram, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right side of the dune has a gentler slope. 
B)  The wind direction will likely always remain the same. 
C)  Sand is moved up the left side of the dune and slips down the right side. 
D)  The leeward side is the left side of each dune. 
A)  The right side of the dune has a gentler slope. 
B)  The wind direction will likely always remain the same. 
C)  Sand is moved up the left side of the dune and slips down the right side. 
D)  The leeward side is the left side of each dune.

Question 6

During the Ice Age, the climate was______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly much colder than today 
B)  always slightly colder than today 
C)  mostly slightly colder than today 
D)  always much colder than today 
A)  mostly much colder than today 
B)  always slightly colder than today 
C)  mostly slightly colder than today 
D)  always much colder than today

Question 7

Use the figure below to answer the following questions
  
-Which feature is labeled Z in the diagram and shown in photograph C?

Accepted Answer

A)  kettle lake 
B)  esker 
C)  braided stream 
D)  drumlin 
E)  kame 
A)  kettle lake 
B)  esker 
C)  braided stream 
D)  drumlin 
E)  kame

Question 8

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  playa 
B)  loess 
C)  alluvial fan 
D)  inselberg 
A)  playa 
B)  loess 
C)  alluvial fan 
D)  inselberg

Question 9

Arid and semiarid climates cover about______ percent of Earth's land surface.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  10 
D)  60 
A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  10 
D)  60

Question 10

If all of the ice now stored in Antarctica's glaciers melted, what would happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sea water would become fresh enough to drink because glaciers are made of fresh water. 
B)  Sea level would rise flooding many coastal cities. 
C)  Icebergs would float to the equatorial regions of the earth where they would lower the temperature and cause the climate to become cooler. 
D)  Because glacial melt water is less dense than sea water, the glacial melt will float on top of the ocean and not affect the land areas. 
A)  Sea water would become fresh enough to drink because glaciers are made of fresh water. 
B)  Sea level would rise flooding many coastal cities. 
C)  Icebergs would float to the equatorial regions of the earth where they would lower the temperature and cause the climate to become cooler. 
D)  Because glacial melt water is less dense than sea water, the glacial melt will float on top of the ocean and not affect the land areas.

Question 11

Arêtes, horns, and U- shaped valleys are______ features of ______glaciers.

Accepted Answer

A)  depositional; continental 
B)  erosional; alpine 
C)  depositional; alpine 
D)  erosional; continental 
A)  depositional; continental 
B)  erosional; alpine 
C)  depositional; alpine 
D)  erosional; continental

Question 12

Please note the rock in the picture below   It is out of place from the surrounding terrane and is known as an "erratic". Knowing that glaciers p through this area, how did it get here?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was exposed by glacial erosion. 
B)  It was deposited by a meltwater stream. 
C)  It was carried in glacial ice from far away. 
D)  It used to be a mountain but is all that is left after glacial erosion. 
A)  It was exposed by glacial erosion. 
B)  It was deposited by a meltwater stream. 
C)  It was carried in glacial ice from far away. 
D)  It used to be a mountain but is all that is left after glacial erosion.

Question 13

An______ is a deposit created by a former meltwater channel or tunnel in glacial ice that was filled with sand and gravel.

Accepted Answer

A)  yazoo ridge 
B)  kettle 
C)  valley plain 
D)  esker 
A)  yazoo ridge 
B)  kettle 
C)  valley plain 
D)  esker

Question 14

Glaciers can form______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  only at locations that are both high in altitude and at high latitudes, because that is the only place cold enough 
B)  only at high latitudes because that is the only place cold enough 
C)  only at high altitudes, because that is the only place cold enough 
D)  at high latitudes and/or high latitudes,, provided it is cold enough 
A)  only at locations that are both high in altitude and at high latitudes, because that is the only place cold enough 
B)  only at high latitudes because that is the only place cold enough 
C)  only at high altitudes, because that is the only place cold enough 
D)  at high latitudes and/or high latitudes,, provided it is cold enough

Question 15

Which of the following is not a major factor controlling glacial erosion?

Accepted Answer

A)  character of the surface beneath the glacier 
B)  ice thickness 
C)  rate of glacial ice movement 
D)  altitude of the glacial ice 
A)  character of the surface beneath the glacier 
B)  ice thickness 
C)  rate of glacial ice movement 
D)  altitude of the glacial ice

Question 16

Glacial sediments or tills are characterized by______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cirques, arêtes, and hanging valleys 
B)  very fine- grained, highly polished clasts 
C)  striations 
D)  wide variations in sizes of clasts 
E)  moraines and glacial flour 
A)  cirques, arêtes, and hanging valleys 
B)  very fine- grained, highly polished clasts 
C)  striations 
D)  wide variations in sizes of clasts 
E)  moraines and glacial flour

Question 17

When a glacier is retreating, the upstream ice is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  moving forward toward the downstream terminus of the glacier 
B)  moving backward towards the head of the glacier 
C)  moving underground 
D)  not moving at all. Glacial ice does not move 
A)  moving forward toward the downstream terminus of the glacier 
B)  moving backward towards the head of the glacier 
C)  moving underground 
D)  not moving at all. Glacial ice does not move

Question 18

Explain why crevasses only penetrate partway through a glacier. What limits their depth?

Accepted Answer

Below about 50 meters depth, t

Question 19

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  deflation 
B)  desert pavement 
C)  blowout 
D)  sand dune 
A)  deflation 
B)  desert pavement 
C)  blowout 
D)  sand dune

Question 20

Deserts are a landscape of great importance on our Earth. Describe some of the reasons why deserts exist on Earth what is causing them to form..

Accepted Answer

Students should describe that in low lat

Exam 10: Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind

Desert and steppe lands cover about what percentage of Earth's land area?

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

-In the figure above, identify the letter corresponding to an alluvial fan.

Melting and ______are two forms of ablation.

Note the diagram below, which depicts a dune setting Based on the diagram, which of the following statements is true?

During the Ice Age, the climate was______ .

Use the figure below to answer the following questions -Which feature is labeled Z in the diagram and shown in photograph C?

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Arid and semiarid climates cover about______ percent of Earth's land surface.

If all of the ice now stored in Antarctica's glaciers melted, what would happen?

Arêtes, horns, and U- shaped valleys are______ features of ______glaciers.

Please note the rock in the picture below It is out of place from the surrounding terrane and is known as an "erratic". Knowing that glaciers p through this area, how did it get here?

An______ is a deposit created by a former meltwater channel or tunnel in glacial ice that was filled with sand and gravel.

Glaciers can form______ .

Which of the following is not a major factor controlling glacial erosion?

Glacial sediments or tills are characterized by______.

When a glacier is retreating, the upstream ice is ______.

Explain why crevasses only penetrate partway through a glacier. What limits their depth?

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Deserts are a landscape of great importance on our Earth. Describe some of the reasons why deserts exist on Earth what is causing them to form..

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement

Running Water and Groundwater

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

World Climates and Global Climate Change

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Touring Our Solar System

Light, Telescopes, and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

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Arêtes, horns, and U- shaped valleys are features of glaciers.