Question 1

Crevasses are common _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) where a glacier moves over a break in slope 
B) at the base of a glacier 
C) at the equilibrium line. 
D) in tarns 
E) in kettles 
A) where a glacier moves over a break in slope 
B) at the base of a glacier 
C) at the equilibrium line. 
D) in tarns 
E) in kettles

Question 2

A(n)_______________ is a curved ridge of glacial deposits composed of material of all grain sizes located at the toe of a glacier. (two words)

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)_______________ is a curved ridge of glacial...

Question 3

Ice caps are smaller than ice sheets. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Jurassic Period of geologic time was an interval marked by a great number of glacial fluctuations that began about 2.6 million years ago and ended around 10,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Glaciers that are fed by ice and snow in mountain areas and that usually occupy valleys that were previously created by stream erosion are called _______________ glaciers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Glaciers that are fed by ice and...

Question 6

Patterned ground is a feature of _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) piedmont glaciers 
B) periglacial landscapes 
C) valley glaciers 
D) cirque glaciers 
E) ice sheets 
A) piedmont glaciers 
B) periglacial landscapes 
C) valley glaciers 
D) cirque glaciers 
E) ice sheets

Question 7

A valley train is a(n)_____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) string of lakes in a glaciated valley 
B) deposit of till where a hanging valley entered the trunk glacier 
C) first-order tributary glacier 
D) depositional landform composed of glacial outwash left by braided streams 
E) ice-scoured plain 
A) string of lakes in a glaciated valley 
B) deposit of till where a hanging valley entered the trunk glacier 
C) first-order tributary glacier 
D) depositional landform composed of glacial outwash left by braided streams 
E) ice-scoured plain

Question 8

Which of these represents a form of glacier ablation? ​

Accepted Answer

A) calving 
B) snowfall 
C) freezing rain 
D) crevasses 
E) sleet 
A) calving 
B) snowfall 
C) freezing rain 
D) crevasses 
E) sleet

Question 9

Large boulders scattered in and on the surface of glacial deposits or on glacially scoured bedrock are called _______________ if the rock they consist of differs from the local bedrock. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Large boulders scattered in and on the...

Question 10

Beyond the belts of hills that represent terminal and recessional moraines lie _______________ plains composed of meltwater deposits. These extensive areas of relatively low relief consist of glaciofluvial deposits that are sorted as they are transported by meltwater from the ice sheets.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Beyond the belts of hills that represent...

Question 11

The upper surface of a glacier is brittle and often contains cracks called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The upper surface of a glacier is...

Question 12

Most of the world's glacial ice is located in _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) Alaska 
B) Iceland 
C) Antarctica and Greenland 
D) Canada and Switzerland 
E) Russia 
A) Alaska 
B) Iceland 
C) Antarctica and Greenland 
D) Canada and Switzerland 
E) Russia

Question 13

Glaciers that extend to lower elevations beyond the mouth of a canyon, spreading out over more open terrain, are called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) piedmont glaciers 
B) cirque glaciers 
C) paternoster glaciers 
D) ice caps 
E) plastic glaciers 
A) piedmont glaciers 
B) cirque glaciers 
C) paternoster glaciers 
D) ice caps 
E) plastic glaciers

Question 14

Where ice sheets reach the ocean by flowing through fjords, the glacial ice is called a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) ice cap 
B) outlet glacier 
C) piedmont glacier 
D) end moraine 
E) roche moutonnée 
A) ice cap 
B) outlet glacier 
C) piedmont glacier 
D) end moraine 
E) roche moutonnée

Question 15

Two types of alpine glacier are _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) ice caps and cirque glaciers 
B) valley glaciers and cirque glaciers 
C) ice sheets and piedmont glaciers 
D) ice caps and piedmont glaciers 
E) ice caps and valley glaciers 
A) ice caps and cirque glaciers 
B) valley glaciers and cirque glaciers 
C) ice sheets and piedmont glaciers 
D) ice caps and piedmont glaciers 
E) ice caps and valley glaciers

Question 16

Net accumulation of a glacier results in glacial advance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Great Lakes of the eastern United States and Canada occupy former river valleys that were vastly enlarged and deepened by glacial erosion. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lakes that look like prayer beads within abasin that are connected by a stream flowing down a glacially carved valley are called _______________ lakes. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lakes that look like prayer beads within...

Question 19

Glaciers can erode rock and sediment by the processes of _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) corrosion and deflation 
B) ablation and abrasion 
C) plucking and hydraulic action 
D) deflation and saltation 
E) plucking and abrasion 
A) corrosion and deflation 
B) ablation and abrasion 
C) plucking and hydraulic action 
D) deflation and saltation 
E) plucking and abrasion

Question 20

Explain the difference between a terminal moraine and recessional moraine and how they are formed. ​

Accepted Answer

Terminal moraines and recessional morain

Crevasses are common _____.

A(n)_______________ is a curved ridge of glacial deposits composed of material of all grain sizes located at the toe of a glacier. (two words)

Ice caps are smaller than ice sheets.

The Jurassic Period of geologic time was an interval marked by a great number of glacial fluctuations that began about 2.6 million years ago and ended around 10,000 years ago.

Glaciers that are fed by ice and snow in mountain areas and that usually occupy valleys that were previously created by stream erosion are called _______________ glaciers.

Patterned ground is a feature of _____.

A valley train is a(n)_____.

Which of these represents a form of glacier ablation?

Large boulders scattered in and on the surface of glacial deposits or on glacially scoured bedrock are called _______________ if the rock they consist of differs from the local bedrock.

Beyond the belts of hills that represent terminal and recessional moraines lie _______________ plains composed of meltwater deposits. These extensive areas of relatively low relief consist of glaciofluvial deposits that are sorted as they are transported by meltwater from the ice sheets.

The upper surface of a glacier is brittle and often contains cracks called _______________.

Most of the world's glacial ice is located in _____.

Glaciers that extend to lower elevations beyond the mouth of a canyon, spreading out over more open terrain, are called _____.

Where ice sheets reach the ocean by flowing through fjords, the glacial ice is called a(n)_____.

Two types of alpine glacier are _____.

Net accumulation of a glacier results in glacial advance.

The Great Lakes of the eastern United States and Canada occupy former river valleys that were vastly enlarged and deepened by glacial erosion.

Lakes that look like prayer beads within abasin that are connected by a stream flowing down a glacially carved valley are called _______________ lakes.

Glaciers can erode rock and sediment by the processes of _____.

Explain the difference between a terminal moraine and recessional moraine and how they are formed.

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Exam 19: Glacial Systems and Landforms

Crevasses are common _____. ​

A(n)_______________ is a curved ridge of glacial deposits composed of material of all grain sizes located at the toe of a glacier. (two words)

Ice caps are smaller than ice sheets. ​

The Jurassic Period of geologic time was an interval marked by a great number of glacial fluctuations that began about 2.6 million years ago and ended around 10,000 years ago.

Glaciers that are fed by ice and snow in mountain areas and that usually occupy valleys that were previously created by stream erosion are called _______________ glaciers.

Patterned ground is a feature of _____. ​

A valley train is a(n)_____. ​

Which of these represents a form of glacier ablation? ​

Large boulders scattered in and on the surface of glacial deposits or on glacially scoured bedrock are called _______________ if the rock they consist of differs from the local bedrock. ​

Beyond the belts of hills that represent terminal and recessional moraines lie _______________ plains composed of meltwater deposits. These extensive areas of relatively low relief consist of glaciofluvial deposits that are sorted as they are transported by meltwater from the ice sheets.

The upper surface of a glacier is brittle and often contains cracks called _______________. ​

Most of the world's glacial ice is located in _____. ​

Glaciers that extend to lower elevations beyond the mouth of a canyon, spreading out over more open terrain, are called _____. ​

Where ice sheets reach the ocean by flowing through fjords, the glacial ice is called a(n)_____.

Two types of alpine glacier are _____. ​

Net accumulation of a glacier results in glacial advance.

The Great Lakes of the eastern United States and Canada occupy former river valleys that were vastly enlarged and deepened by glacial erosion. ​

Lakes that look like prayer beads within abasin that are connected by a stream flowing down a glacially carved valley are called _______________ lakes. ​

Glaciers can erode rock and sediment by the processes of _____. ​

Explain the difference between a terminal moraine and recessional moraine and how they are formed. ​

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy

The Atmosphere, Temperature, and the Heat Budget

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation Patterns

Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions

Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions

Biogeography

Soils and Soil Development

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Tectonism and Volcanism

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Subsurface Water and Karst

Fluvial Processes and Landforms

Arid Region and Eolian Landforms

Coastal Processes and Landforms

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Crevasses are common _____.

Ice caps are smaller than ice sheets.

Patterned ground is a feature of _____.

A valley train is a(n)_____.

Which of these represents a form of glacier ablation?

Large boulders scattered in and on the surface of glacial deposits or on glacially scoured bedrock are called _______________ if the rock they consist of differs from the local bedrock.

The upper surface of a glacier is brittle and often contains cracks called _______________.

Most of the world's glacial ice is located in _____.

Glaciers that extend to lower elevations beyond the mouth of a canyon, spreading out over more open terrain, are called _____.

Two types of alpine glacier are _____.

The Great Lakes of the eastern United States and Canada occupy former river valleys that were vastly enlarged and deepened by glacial erosion.

Lakes that look like prayer beads within abasin that are connected by a stream flowing down a glacially carved valley are called _______________ lakes.

Glaciers can erode rock and sediment by the processes of _____.

Explain the difference between a terminal moraine and recessional moraine and how they are formed.