Question

You find evidence of changes in sea level along a coastline. How can you tell if they are the results of glaciers?

Accepted Answer

A) Look for evidence of glacial till in the form of moraines, drumlins, kettle lakes, or stratified glacial outwash sediment. 
B) Determine if the sea level changes coincide with the advance of glaciers in the mountains nearest to the coastline. 
C) Determine the timing of the changes in sea level and look for evidence of changes in sea level in other places around the world. 
D) Determine if the area contains evidence of glacial erosion such as U-shaped valleys, striations, erratics, and rock flour. 
A) Look for evidence of glacial till in the form of moraines, drumlins, kettle lakes, or stratified glacial outwash sediment. 
B) Determine if the sea level changes coincide with the advance of glaciers in the mountains nearest to the coastline. 
C) Determine the timing of the changes in sea level and look for evidence of changes in sea level in other places around the world. 
D) Determine if the area contains evidence of glacial erosion such as U-shaped valleys, striations, erratics, and rock flour.

You find evidence of changes in sea level along a coastline. How can you tell if they are the results of glaciers?

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You find evidence of changes in sea level along a coastline. How can you tell if they are the results of glaciers?

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

A Process of Change: Metamorphism and the Rock Cycle

Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Shaping the Earths Surface: Landscapes, the Hydrologic Cycle, and Mass Wasting

Freshwater: Streams, Lakes, and Groundwater

Ocean Waters: the Blue of the Blue Marble

Marine Geology: the Study of Ocean Basins and Coasts

The Air We Breathe: Introducing Earths Atmosphere

Winds of the World: the Earths Major Weather Systems

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Local Weather Systems

Climate and Climate Change

Our Solar System and Beyond

Our Neighborhood in Space

The Sun, Stars, and Deep Space

Prelude: Welcome to Earth Science

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