Question 1

How does glaciation affect volcanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Volcanoes become less active during glacial times, because temperatures are cooler. 
B)  Volcanoes become less active during glacial times, because they are covered with ice. 
C)  Volcanism and glaciation have not been shown to have a causal relationship to each other. 
D)  Volcanoes become more active as heat is trapped in Earth. 
E)  Volcanoes become more active in order to end the glaciation. 
A)  Volcanoes become less active during glacial times, because temperatures are cooler. 
B)  Volcanoes become less active during glacial times, because they are covered with ice. 
C)  Volcanism and glaciation have not been shown to have a causal relationship to each other. 
D)  Volcanoes become more active as heat is trapped in Earth. 
E)  Volcanoes become more active in order to end the glaciation.

Question 2

In addition to being colder, glacial climates tend to be rather humid and moist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss three lines of evidence that provide paleoclimatic data showing when glaciations started and ended.

Accepted Answer

1. Planktonic foraminifera indicate cool

Question 4

Prior to the Ice Age, the Great Lakes were nonexistent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss the concept of isostasy. Provide evidence that it occurs and examples of its effects.

Accepted Answer

Isostasy is the concept that lithospheri

Question 6

What is the "precession of the equinoxes," and how does it affect glaciation?

Accepted Answer

The Precession of the Equinoxes is one o

Question 7

A geologist can recognize deposits made directly by a glacier, because the deposits tend to be poorly sorted with angular sediments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Any lake that formed in nonglaciated areas during the Pleistocene, as a result of increased precipitation and reduced evaporation rates during that time, is a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  moraine 
B)  isostatic lake 
C)  proglacial lake 
D)  cirque 
E)  pluvial lake 
A)  moraine 
B)  isostatic lake 
C)  proglacial lake 
D)  cirque 
E)  pluvial lake

Question 9

The increased elevation of some areas of Scandinavia is the result of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  outwash 
B)  glacial rebound 
C)  the Milankovitch Theory 
D)  the Little Ice Age 
E)  varve development 
A)  outwash 
B)  glacial rebound 
C)  the Milankovitch Theory 
D)  the Little Ice Age 
E)  varve development

Question 10

The person who contributed the most to the understanding and final acceptance of the theory of glaciation was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hutton 
B)  Agassiz 
C)  Smith 
D)  Lyell 
E)  Darwin 
A)  Hutton 
B)  Agassiz 
C)  Smith 
D)  Lyell 
E)  Darwin

How does glaciation affect volcanism?

In addition to being colder, glacial climates tend to be rather humid and moist.

Discuss three lines of evidence that provide paleoclimatic data showing when glaciations started and ended.

Prior to the Ice Age, the Great Lakes were nonexistent.

Discuss the concept of isostasy. Provide evidence that it occurs and examples of its effects.

What is the "precession of the equinoxes," and how does it affect glaciation?

A geologist can recognize deposits made directly by a glacier, because the deposits tend to be poorly sorted with angular sediments.

Any lake that formed in nonglaciated areas during the Pleistocene, as a result of increased precipitation and reduced evaporation rates during that time, is a(n) ____.

The increased elevation of some areas of Scandinavia is the result of ____.

The person who contributed the most to the understanding and final acceptance of the theory of glaciation was ____.

The Dynamic and Evolving Earth

Minerals and Rocks

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Geologic Time Concepts and Principles

Rocks Fossils and Time Making Sense of the Geologic Record

Sedimentary Rocks the Archives of Earth History

Evolution the Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History the Hadean and the Archean Eon

Precambrian Earth and Life History the Proterozoic Eon

Early Paleozoic Earth History

Late Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History Invertebrates

Paleozoic Life History Vertebrates and Plants

Mesozoic Earth History

Life of the Mesozoic Era

Cenozoic Earth History the Paleogene and Neogene Periods

Life of the Cenozoic Era

Primate and Human Evolution

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Exam 17: Cenozoic Earth History the Quaternary Period

How does glaciation affect volcanism?

In addition to being colder, glacial climates tend to be rather humid and moist.

Discuss three lines of evidence that provide paleoclimatic data showing when glaciations started and ended.

Prior to the Ice Age, the Great Lakes were nonexistent.

Discuss the concept of isostasy. Provide evidence that it occurs and examples of its effects.

What is the "precession of the equinoxes," and how does it affect glaciation?

A geologist can recognize deposits made directly by a glacier, because the deposits tend to be poorly sorted with angular sediments.

Any lake that formed in nonglaciated areas during the Pleistocene, as a result of increased precipitation and reduced evaporation rates during that time, is a(n) ____.

The increased elevation of some areas of Scandinavia is the result of ____.

The person who contributed the most to the understanding and final acceptance of the theory of glaciation was ____.

The Dynamic and Evolving Earth

Minerals and Rocks

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Geologic Time Concepts and Principles

Rocks Fossils and Time Making Sense of the Geologic Record

Sedimentary Rocks the Archives of Earth History

Evolution the Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History the Hadean and the Archean Eon

Precambrian Earth and Life History the Proterozoic Eon

Early Paleozoic Earth History

Late Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History Invertebrates

Paleozoic Life History Vertebrates and Plants

Mesozoic Earth History

Life of the Mesozoic Era

Cenozoic Earth History the Paleogene and Neogene Periods

Life of the Cenozoic Era

Primate and Human Evolution

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