Exam 14: Extreme Realms: Desert and Glacial Landscapes

If a volcano were to erupt and release large amounts of ash into the air, the ash would __________, causing global temperatures to __________ .

What is a desert? Explain how a desert could be formed at one of the poles.

Label the glaciers in the image below using words from the word bank included (hint: not all the names will be used). piedmont glacier cirque glacier continental glacier valley glacier ice apron tidewater glacier hanging glacier mountain ice cap

Which of the following is an example of wind erosion?

Which of the following are formed when one glacier beheads another?

The image below is of a __________ dune.

What types of moraines are shown in the figure below?

An important long-term factor that determines whether glacial ice will form on a continent has likely been the proportion of which gas in the atmosphere?

Glacial ice forms when snow accumulates in large enough volumes to compact and force __________ out and __________ the ice crystal size.

An intermediate product in the transformation of snow to glacial ice is

There have been __________ ice ages in Earth's history, with the latest one occurring in the __________.

__________ glaciers cover vast areas of land, whereas __________ glaciers are restricted to mountaintops.

In the figure below, the sand grains are being transported by

Which of the following involves the internal flowing of ice under generally solid conditions, via the breaking and reforming of chemical bonds?

Describe the differences between lag deposits and desert pavement.

When fine-grained sediment is blown away as shown in the figure below, the coarser sediment left behind is known as

The loss of rain forests would __________ the concentration of greenhouse gasses, leading to an __________ in global atmospheric temperature.

The Milankovitch cycles describe the change in __________ because of changes in the __________ of Earth relative to the Sun.

Chimneys (also called hoodoos) and yardangs differ in that chimneys are __________ , whereas yardangs are __________ .

Wind erosion can create a faceted rock known as a __________ as shown in the figure below.