Question 1

Which of the following correctly describes contemporary glaciation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Major ice shelves are collapsing. 
B)  It accomplishes most of today's erosion and deposition. 
C)  There are no longer ice sheets. 
D)  There are no longer mountain glaciers. 
E)  It is associated with much different effects than Pleistocene glaciers. 
A)  Major ice shelves are collapsing. 
B)  It accomplishes most of today's erosion and deposition. 
C)  There are no longer ice sheets. 
D)  There are no longer mountain glaciers. 
E)  It is associated with much different effects than Pleistocene glaciers.

Question 2

Which of the below correctly describes the ice in a mountain glacier?

Accepted Answer

A)  never stops moving downhill 
B)  moves downhill only during times of high temperature 
C)  moves downhill when snow accumulation exceeds ablation 
D)  On the average, it moves downhill once every hundred years. 
E)  never stops moving uphill 
A)  never stops moving downhill 
B)  moves downhill only during times of high temperature 
C)  moves downhill when snow accumulation exceeds ablation 
D)  On the average, it moves downhill once every hundred years. 
E)  never stops moving uphill

Question 3

A ________ is an irregularly undulating surface of broad, low rises and shallow depressions. It is composed of unsorted glacially deposited materials which can cover the landscape to the extent that the preglacial shape is obliterated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ________ is an irregularly undulating surface...

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT belong with the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  ablation 
B)  glacial growth 
C)  accumulation 
D)  equilibrium line 
E)  periglacial processes 
A)  ablation 
B)  glacial growth 
C)  accumulation 
D)  equilibrium line 
E)  periglacial processes

Question 5

The Pleistocene Epoch began at least ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the 20th century 
B)  2.5 million years ago 
C)  over 20 million years ago 
D)  in the 1600s A.D. 
E)  10,000 years ago 
A)  in the 20th century 
B)  2.5 million years ago 
C)  over 20 million years ago 
D)  in the 1600s A.D. 
E)  10,000 years ago

Question 6

In glacially influenced mountain valleys are ________ lakes which are series of shallow lakes which bear a fancied resemblance to beads on a rosary.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In glacially influenced mountain valleys are ________...

Question 7

In Alaska, glaciers are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  static in size 
B)  shrinking very slowly 
C)  shrinking significantly 
D)  growing very slowly 
E)  growing significantly 
A)  static in size 
B)  shrinking very slowly 
C)  shrinking significantly 
D)  growing very slowly 
E)  growing significantly

Question 8

Polished rock surfaces give evidence of the past process of glacial abrasion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Continental ice sheets smooth and round the terrain while mountain glaciations tend to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  leave the terrain undisturbed 
B)  polish the terrain 
C)  steepen slopes and increase local relief 
D)  have similar effects 
E)  build mountains in the lower latitudes 
A)  leave the terrain undisturbed 
B)  polish the terrain 
C)  steepen slopes and increase local relief 
D)  have similar effects 
E)  build mountains in the lower latitudes

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  outlet glaciers 
B)  cirque glaciers 
C)  piedmont glaciers 
D)  alpine glaciers 
E)  valley glaciers 
A)  outlet glaciers 
B)  cirque glaciers 
C)  piedmont glaciers 
D)  alpine glaciers 
E)  valley glaciers

Question 11

Antarctica ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  has its deepest ice in the east 
B)  is 95 percent covered with glacial ice 
C)  has its highest elevations in the west 
D)  would not be above sea level if the ice were removed 
E)  is correctly described by all of the above 
A)  has its deepest ice in the east 
B)  is 95 percent covered with glacial ice 
C)  has its highest elevations in the west 
D)  would not be above sea level if the ice were removed 
E)  is correctly described by all of the above

Question 12

The amount of erosion done by glaciation is NOT affected by the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  thickness of the ice 
B)  roughness of terrain 
C)  periglacial conditions 
D)  bedrock structure 
E)  rate of ice flow 
A)  thickness of the ice 
B)  roughness of terrain 
C)  periglacial conditions 
D)  bedrock structure 
E)  rate of ice flow

Question 13

In some places, Pleistocene glaciation depressed the Earth's crust as much as ________ meters.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.2 
B)  12 
C)  120 
D)  1,200 
E)  12,000 
A)  1.2 
B)  12 
C)  120 
D)  1,200 
E)  12,000

Question 14

A ________ is the sharp-edged pass formed when two cirques remove part of an intervening arete.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ________ is the sharp-edged pass formed...

Question 15

The lowering of sea level during the Pleistocene caused the formation of the ________ between Alaska and Russia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The lowering of sea level during the...

Question 16

The Great Lakes of the U.S./Canadian border are classic examples of paternoster lakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Lake Missoula drained catastrophically and created the ________ in Washington State.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lake Missoula drained catastrophically and created the...

Question 18

Draw a diagram showing five landforms resulting from continental glaciation. Explain how each landform is created.

Accepted Answer

Sure, I can provide a diagram and explan

Question 19

"Drift" applies cumulatively to all of the materials carried by glaciers for deposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Alaska, most of the contemporary glaciers are found mainly in the ________ portion of the state.

Accepted Answer

A)  northern 
B)  southern 
C)  eastern 
D)  western 
E)  central 
A)  northern 
B)  southern 
C)  eastern 
D)  western 
E)  central

Which of the following correctly describes contemporary glaciation?

Which of the below correctly describes the ice in a mountain glacier?

A ________ is an irregularly undulating surface of broad, low rises and shallow depressions. It is composed of unsorted glacially deposited materials which can cover the landscape to the extent that the preglacial shape is obliterated.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the following?

The Pleistocene Epoch began at least ________.

In glacially influenced mountain valleys are ________ lakes which are series of shallow lakes which bear a fancied resemblance to beads on a rosary.

In Alaska, glaciers are ________.

Polished rock surfaces give evidence of the past process of glacial abrasion.

Continental ice sheets smooth and round the terrain while mountain glaciations tend to ________.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

Antarctica ________.

The amount of erosion done by glaciation is NOT affected by the ________.

In some places, Pleistocene glaciation depressed the Earth's crust as much as ________ meters.

A ________ is the sharp-edged pass formed when two cirques remove part of an intervening arete.

The lowering of sea level during the Pleistocene caused the formation of the ________ between Alaska and Russia.

The Great Lakes of the U.S./Canadian border are classic examples of paternoster lakes.

Lake Missoula drained catastrophically and created the ________ in Washington State.

Draw a diagram showing five landforms resulting from continental glaciation. Explain how each landform is created.

"Drift" applies cumulatively to all of the materials carried by glaciers for deposition.

In Alaska, most of the contemporary glaciers are found mainly in the ________ portion of the state.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climatic and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Coastal Processes and Terrain

Filters

Exam 19: Glacial Modification of Terrain

Which of the following correctly describes contemporary glaciation?

Which of the below correctly describes the ice in a mountain glacier?

A ________ is an irregularly undulating surface of broad, low rises and shallow depressions. It is composed of unsorted glacially deposited materials which can cover the landscape to the extent that the preglacial shape is obliterated.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the following?

The Pleistocene Epoch began at least ________.

In glacially influenced mountain valleys are ________ lakes which are series of shallow lakes which bear a fancied resemblance to beads on a rosary.

In Alaska, glaciers are ________.

Polished rock surfaces give evidence of the past process of glacial abrasion.

Continental ice sheets smooth and round the terrain while mountain glaciations tend to ________.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

Antarctica ________.

The amount of erosion done by glaciation is NOT affected by the ________.

In some places, Pleistocene glaciation depressed the Earth's crust as much as ________ meters.

A ________ is the sharp-edged pass formed when two cirques remove part of an intervening arete.

The lowering of sea level during the Pleistocene caused the formation of the ________ between Alaska and Russia.

The Great Lakes of the U.S./Canadian border are classic examples of paternoster lakes.

Lake Missoula drained catastrophically and created the ________ in Washington State.

Draw a diagram showing five landforms resulting from continental glaciation. Explain how each landform is created.

"Drift" applies cumulatively to all of the materials carried by glaciers for deposition.

In Alaska, most of the contemporary glaciers are found mainly in the ________ portion of the state.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climatic and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Coastal Processes and Terrain

Filters