Question 1

The movement of continents and the formation of mountain ranges have no significant influence on the development of ice age conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What contributions did Milankovitch make to the study of climate change?

Accepted Answer

Milutin Milankovitch, a Serbian mathemat

Question 3

The material deposited behind a end moraine (i.e. ,the side on which the ice was located)forms a(n)________,whereas that deposited in front of the end moraine forms a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) outwash plain till plain 
B) till plain outwash plain 
C) esker drumlin field 
D) drumlin field esker 
E) marsh outwash plain 
A) outwash plain till plain 
B) till plain outwash plain 
C) esker drumlin field 
D) drumlin field esker 
E) marsh outwash plain

Question 4

A continuous mass of ice covering a large landmass is known as a

Accepted Answer

A) tidal glacier. 
B) mountain glacier. 
C) continental glacier. 
D) valley glacier. 
E) piedmont glacier. 
A) tidal glacier. 
B) mountain glacier. 
C) continental glacier. 
D) valley glacier. 
E) piedmont glacier.

Question 5

The Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps is an example of a nunatak.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Patterned ground phenomena may include

Accepted Answer

A) rocks arranged in geometric forms. 
B) rocks arranged in variations of colour and hue. 
C) rocks arranged in variations of texture. 
A) rocks arranged in geometric forms. 
B) rocks arranged in variations of colour and hue. 
C) rocks arranged in variations of texture.

Question 7

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) firn - zone of mass ablation 
B) melting - zone of accumulation 
C) net mass loss - equilibrium line 
D) sublimation - zone of ablation 
E) positive balance - loss greater than gain. 
A) firn - zone of mass ablation 
B) melting - zone of accumulation 
C) net mass loss - equilibrium line 
D) sublimation - zone of ablation 
E) positive balance - loss greater than gain.

Question 8

Unfrozen ground in a region of discontinuous permafrost is known as

Accepted Answer

A) nunatak. 
B) talik. 
C) cryotic zone. 
D) patterned ground. 
E) muqtac 
A) nunatak. 
B) talik. 
C) cryotic zone. 
D) patterned ground. 
E) muqtac

Question 9

Which of the following is associated with periglacial activity?

Accepted Answer

A) permafrost,kettles and eskers 
B) patterned ground,permafrost,and solifluction 
C) kettles,kames,and solifluction 
D) solifluction,moraines,outwash plains 
E) ice wedges,eskers,and drumlins 
A) permafrost,kettles and eskers 
B) patterned ground,permafrost,and solifluction 
C) kettles,kames,and solifluction 
D) solifluction,moraines,outwash plains 
E) ice wedges,eskers,and drumlins

Question 10

Which of the following is a depositional landform created by glaciation?

Accepted Answer

A) cols 
B) horns 
C) U-shaped valleys 
D) outwash plain of stratified drift 
E) arete 
A) cols 
B) horns 
C) U-shaped valleys 
D) outwash plain of stratified drift 
E) arete

Question 11

The stream-cut valley (V-shaped)becomes U-shaped during glaciation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A pyramidal peak formed in glaciated mountains is

Accepted Answer

A) a col. 
B) an arëte. 
C) a horn. 
D) a cirque. 
A) a col. 
B) an arëte. 
C) a horn. 
D) a cirque.

Question 13

The 10°C isotherm for average July temperatures is used as the environmental criteria to define

Accepted Answer

A) the Arctic region. 
B) the Antarctic convergence. 
C) the Antarctic region. 
D) roughly the region of the 45th parallel. 
E) the subtropical boundary. 
A) the Arctic region. 
B) the Antarctic convergence. 
C) the Antarctic region. 
D) roughly the region of the 45th parallel. 
E) the subtropical boundary.

Question 14

The Vostok ice core was used to detail

Accepted Answer

A) previous water levels. 
B) CO₂ levels over the past 740 000 years. 
C) current oxygen levels. 
D) pleistocene glacier formation. 
E) preserved pollen records. 
A) previous water levels. 
B) CO₂ levels over the past 740 000 years. 
C) current oxygen levels. 
D) pleistocene glacier formation. 
E) preserved pollen records.

Question 15

Define the following: alpine glacier,cirque glacier,piedmont glacier,tidal glacier,continental glacier,ice sheet,ice cap,ice field.

Accepted Answer

Certainly! Here's a definition for each

Question 16

The material in a glacial moraine is

Accepted Answer

A) sorted by weight. 
B) sorted by size. 
C) unsorted. 
D) stratified. 
E) cross-bedded 
A) sorted by weight. 
B) sorted by size. 
C) unsorted. 
D) stratified. 
E) cross-bedded

Question 17

Which is true of the Peyto and an other alpine glaciers?

Accepted Answer

A) glaciers in the mountains of North America have gained on average more than 50 $ \mathrm{km}^{3} $per year from the 1950s to today. 
B) 39% of global sea level rise is coming from the melting of Alaskan glaciers. 
C) Peyto Glacier has retreated most years since 1965. 
D) forecasts are for increased ice accumulation with global warming as more moisture becomes available to the atmosphere. 
E) all Alaska glaciers gained mass since 1985. 
A) glaciers in the mountains of North America have gained on average more than 50 $ \mathrm{km}^{3} $per year from the 1950s to today. 
B) 39% of global sea level rise is coming from the melting of Alaskan glaciers. 
C) Peyto Glacier has retreated most years since 1965. 
D) forecasts are for increased ice accumulation with global warming as more moisture becomes available to the atmosphere. 
E) all Alaska glaciers gained mass since 1985.

Question 18

Glacial polish results from

Accepted Answer

A) abrasion. 
B) ice plucking. 
C) regelation. 
D) rotation of ice about a vertical axis. 
E) headwall erosion. 
A) abrasion. 
B) ice plucking. 
C) regelation. 
D) rotation of ice about a vertical axis. 
E) headwall erosion.

Question 19

Write an essay in which you examine the important activities and outcomes of the Pleistocene ice age epoch.

Accepted Answer

The Pleistocene epoch, also known as the

Question 20

When valley glaciers join together,the ice from each glacier remains separate i.e. ,the ice does not mix together in a manner analogous to that which occurs when two rivers join.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Glacial and Periglacial Processes and Landforms

The movement of continents and the formation of mountain ranges have no significant influence on the development of ice age conditions.

What contributions did Milankovitch make to the study of climate change?

The material deposited behind a end moraine (i.e. ,the side on which the ice was located)forms a(n)________,whereas that deposited in front of the end moraine forms a(n)________.

A continuous mass of ice covering a large landmass is known as a

The Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps is an example of a nunatak.

Patterned ground phenomena may include

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Unfrozen ground in a region of discontinuous permafrost is known as

Which of the following is associated with periglacial activity?

Which of the following is a depositional landform created by glaciation?

The stream-cut valley (V-shaped)becomes U-shaped during glaciation.

A pyramidal peak formed in glaciated mountains is

The 10°C isotherm for average July temperatures is used as the environmental criteria to define

The Vostok ice core was used to detail

Define the following: alpine glacier,cirque glacier,piedmont glacier,tidal glacier,continental glacier,ice sheet,ice cap,ice field.

The material in a glacial moraine is

Which is true of the Peyto and an other alpine glaciers?

Glacial polish results from

Write an essay in which you examine the important activities and outcomes of the Pleistocene ice age epoch.

When valley glaciers join together,the ice from each glacier remains separate i.e. ,the ice does not mix together in a manner analogous to that which occurs when two rivers join.

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