Question 1

If two glaciers with lateral moraines join,a medial moraine is produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Earth's axial tilt is steady through time. 
B) the ellipticity of Earth's orbit is steady through time. 
C) Earth wobbles on its axis. 
D) Earth's orbit is progressively longer over time. 
E) Earth is moving closer to the Sun with each millennium. 
A) Earth's axial tilt is steady through time. 
B) the ellipticity of Earth's orbit is steady through time. 
C) Earth wobbles on its axis. 
D) Earth's orbit is progressively longer over time. 
E) Earth is moving closer to the Sun with each millennium.

Question 3

During a glacier surge,a glacier may move forward at a speed of up to

Accepted Answer

A) 1 cm per day. 
B) 1 metre per day. 
C) tens of meters per day. 
D) a few kilometers per hour. 
E) a thousand metres in a day. 
A) 1 cm per day. 
B) 1 metre per day. 
C) tens of meters per day. 
D) a few kilometers per hour. 
E) a thousand metres in a day.

Question 4

Write an essay on the development of the Great Lakes outlining changes in flow directions as the Pleistocene glaciers melted.

Accepted Answer

The Great Lakes, which consist of Lakes

Question 5

The transformation of snow into glacial ice in Antarctica takes ________ than in midlatitude alpine glaciers because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) less time less snow falls per year in polar regions 
B) longer less melting and refreezing occurs in Antarctica 
C) less time more snow falls each year in polar regions 
D) less time less melting and refreezing occurs in the midlatitudes 
E) longer it has to pile much deeper. 
A) less time less snow falls per year in polar regions 
B) longer less melting and refreezing occurs in Antarctica 
C) less time more snow falls each year in polar regions 
D) less time less melting and refreezing occurs in the midlatitudes 
E) longer it has to pile much deeper.

Question 6

Solifluction includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) patterned ground 
B) gelifluction 
C) processes that generally affect level areas 
D) daily changes in solar energy amounts 
E) abrasion 
A) patterned ground 
B) gelifluction 
C) processes that generally affect level areas 
D) daily changes in solar energy amounts 
E) abrasion

Question 7

Write an essay in which you discuss the formation and appearance of erosional and depositional landforms created by continental glaciers.

Accepted Answer

Continental glaciers, also known as ice

Question 8

Which of the following types of moraines is oriented parallel to the direction of ice flow?

Accepted Answer

A) terminal 
B) recessional 
C) medial 
A) terminal 
B) recessional 
C) medial

Question 9

During a surge,a glacier can move faster than an average person can run.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is associated with a glacial outwash plain?

Accepted Answer

A) drumlin 
B) kettle 
C) kame 
D) esker 
E) till 
A) drumlin 
B) kettle 
C) kame 
D) esker 
E) till

Question 11

During the height of the Pleistocene ice age,the glaciers extended as far south as the Ohio and Missouri river systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Past climate changes occurred because of

Accepted Answer

A) variations in the solar constant 
B) a steady decrease in temperature from the beginning of time until the Industrial Revolution 
C) celestial and geophysical factors 
D) a steady,uniform decrease in the atmosphere's ability to hold moisture. 
E) chaotic,non-cyclic changes in Earth's elliptical orbit. 
A) variations in the solar constant 
B) a steady decrease in temperature from the beginning of time until the Industrial Revolution 
C) celestial and geophysical factors 
D) a steady,uniform decrease in the atmosphere's ability to hold moisture. 
E) chaotic,non-cyclic changes in Earth's elliptical orbit.

Question 13

Thoreau's Walden Pond is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) kame 
B) kettle 
C) esker 
D) drumlin 
E) tarn 
A) kame 
B) kettle 
C) esker 
D) drumlin 
E) tarn

Question 14

Which of the following is  correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) crevasses - horizontal cracks from friction or tension 
B) ice regelation - the melting and refreezing of surface ice 
C) glacial ice - a metamorphic version of snow and firn 
D) firn - freshly fallen snow on the ice surface 
E) englacial - on the ice surface 
A) crevasses - horizontal cracks from friction or tension 
B) ice regelation - the melting and refreezing of surface ice 
C) glacial ice - a metamorphic version of snow and firn 
D) firn - freshly fallen snow on the ice surface 
E) englacial - on the ice surface

Question 15

Flowing soil in an area of frozen ground is known as

Accepted Answer

A) patterned ground. 
B) permafrost. 
C) gelifluction,or the more general term solifluction. 
D) periglacial flow. 
E) outwash plain. 
A) patterned ground. 
B) permafrost. 
C) gelifluction,or the more general term solifluction. 
D) periglacial flow. 
E) outwash plain.

Question 16

Which of the following is a depositional feature formed by,or in association with,a continental glacier?

Accepted Answer

A) valley train deposit 
B) terminal moraine 
C) lateral moraine 
D) esker 
E) recessional moraine 
A) valley train deposit 
B) terminal moraine 
C) lateral moraine 
D) esker 
E) recessional moraine

Question 17

Diagram and label a scene showing typical pre and postglacial landscape features.

Accepted Answer

A typical preglacial landscape may inclu

Question 18

A visible snowline across the surface of a glacier is called

Accepted Answer

A) an equilibrium line. 
B) a medial moraine. 
C) a firn line. 
D) the ice line. 
E) a recessional moraine. 
A) an equilibrium line. 
B) a medial moraine. 
C) a firn line. 
D) the ice line. 
E) a recessional moraine.

Question 19

Glacial ice can form during the duration of a single winter season in most glacial areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If two glaciers with lateral moraines join,a medial moraine is produced.

Which of the following is true?

During a glacier surge,a glacier may move forward at a speed of up to

Write an essay on the development of the Great Lakes outlining changes in flow directions as the Pleistocene glaciers melted.

The transformation of snow into glacial ice in Antarctica takes than in midlatitude alpine glaciers because .

Solifluction includes which of the following?

Write an essay in which you discuss the formation and appearance of erosional and depositional landforms created by continental glaciers.

Which of the following types of moraines is oriented parallel to the direction of ice flow?

During a surge,a glacier can move faster than an average person can run.

Which of the following is associated with a glacial outwash plain?

During the height of the Pleistocene ice age,the glaciers extended as far south as the Ohio and Missouri river systems.

Past climate changes occurred because of

Thoreau's Walden Pond is an example of which of the following?

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Flowing soil in an area of frozen ground is known as

Which of the following is a depositional feature formed by,or in association with,a continental glacier?

Diagram and label a scene showing typical pre and postglacial landscape features.

A visible snowline across the surface of a glacier is called

Glacial ice can form during the duration of a single winter season in most glacial areas.

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Exam 17: Glacial and Periglacial Processes and Landforms

If two glaciers with lateral moraines join,a medial moraine is produced.

Which of the following is true?

During a glacier surge,a glacier may move forward at a speed of up to

Write an essay on the development of the Great Lakes outlining changes in flow directions as the Pleistocene glaciers melted.

The transformation of snow into glacial ice in Antarctica takes ________ than in midlatitude alpine glaciers because ________.

Solifluction includes which of the following?

Write an essay in which you discuss the formation and appearance of erosional and depositional landforms created by continental glaciers.

Which of the following types of moraines is oriented parallel to the direction of ice flow?

During a surge,a glacier can move faster than an average person can run.

Which of the following is associated with a glacial outwash plain?

During the height of the Pleistocene ice age,the glaciers extended as far south as the Ohio and Missouri river systems.

Past climate changes occurred because of

Thoreau's Walden Pond is an example of which of the following?

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Flowing soil in an area of frozen ground is known as

Which of the following is a depositional feature formed by,or in association with,a continental glacier?

Diagram and label a scene showing typical pre and postglacial landscape features.

A visible snowline across the surface of a glacier is called

Glacial ice can form during the duration of a single winter season in most glacial areas.

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earth's Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Climate Systems and Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems and Landforms

Eolian Processes and Arid Landscapes

The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and Landforms

The Geography of Soils

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The transformation of snow into glacial ice in Antarctica takes than in midlatitude alpine glaciers because .