Question 1

A lake that forms within a bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is termed a(n)____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  arête 
B)  cirque 
C)  horn 
D)  tarn 
A)  arête 
B)  cirque 
C)  horn 
D)  tarn

Question 2

At the present,glaciers cover about ____________ of the surface of the continents.

Accepted Answer

A)  1% 
B)  5% 
C)  10% 
D)  20% 
A)  1% 
B)  5% 
C)  10% 
D)  20%

Question 3

Sediments deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are characterized by ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  uniformly coarse grain size 
B)  uniformly fine grain size 
C)  an absence of sorting 
D)  graded bedding 
A)  uniformly coarse grain size 
B)  uniformly fine grain size 
C)  an absence of sorting 
D)  graded bedding

Question 4

Because glacial advance is driven by gravity,it is impossible for glaciers to advance over perfectly flat terrain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is termed a(n)____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  arête 
B)  cirque 
C)  horn 
D)  tarn 
A)  arête 
B)  cirque 
C)  horn 
D)  tarn

Question 6

The current interglacial interval began a little more than ____________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  1000 
B)  10,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  1,000,000 
A)  1000 
B)  10,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  1,000,000

Question 7

Valleys carved by glaciers tend to be shaped like the letter ____________,whereas valleys carved by water tend to shaped like the letter ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "V"; "U" 
B)  "V"; "C" 
C)  "U"; "V" 
D)  "V"; "I" 
A)  "V"; "U" 
B)  "V"; "C" 
C)  "U"; "V" 
D)  "V"; "I"

Question 8

When sea level rises,causing the ocean to fill a glacially carved valley,a ____________ results.

Accepted Answer

A)  smorgasbord 
B)  tarn 
C)  fjord 
D)  ford 
A)  smorgasbord 
B)  tarn 
C)  fjord 
D)  ford

Question 9

Wind blows finer particles long distances from glacial environments,where they settle out to form ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  firn 
B)  loess 
C)  outwash 
D)  till 
A)  firn 
B)  loess 
C)  outwash 
D)  till

Question 10

A hanging valley is formed when a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller glacially carved valley intersects a larger glacially carved valley 
B)  smaller stream-cut valley intersects a larger stream-cut valley 
C)  smaller stream-cut valley intersects a larger glacially carved valley 
D)  stream-cut valley is on the upthrust side of a normal fault 
A)  smaller glacially carved valley intersects a larger glacially carved valley 
B)  smaller stream-cut valley intersects a larger stream-cut valley 
C)  smaller stream-cut valley intersects a larger glacially carved valley 
D)  stream-cut valley is on the upthrust side of a normal fault

A lake that forms within a bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is termed a(n)____________.

At the present,glaciers cover about ____________ of the surface of the continents.

Sediments deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are characterized by ____________.

Because glacial advance is driven by gravity,it is impossible for glaciers to advance over perfectly flat terrain.

A bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is termed a(n)____________.

The current interglacial interval began a little more than ____________ years ago.

Valleys carved by glaciers tend to be shaped like the letter ,whereas valleys carved by water tend to shaped like the letter .

When sea level rises,causing the ocean to fill a glacially carved valley,a ____________ results.

Wind blows finer particles long distances from glacial environments,where they settle out to form ____________.

A hanging valley is formed when a ____________.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Running Water: the Geology of Streams and Floods

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Global Change in the Earth System

Filters

Exam 18: Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

A lake that forms within a bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is termed a(n)____________.

At the present,glaciers cover about ____________ of the surface of the continents.

Sediments deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are characterized by ____________.

Because glacial advance is driven by gravity,it is impossible for glaciers to advance over perfectly flat terrain.

A bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is termed a(n)____________.

The current interglacial interval began a little more than ____________ years ago.

Valleys carved by glaciers tend to be shaped like the letter ____________,whereas valleys carved by water tend to shaped like the letter ____________.

When sea level rises,causing the ocean to fill a glacially carved valley,a ____________ results.

Wind blows finer particles long distances from glacial environments,where they settle out to form ____________.

A hanging valley is formed when a ____________.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Running Water: the Geology of Streams and Floods

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Global Change in the Earth System

Filters

Valleys carved by glaciers tend to be shaped like the letter ,whereas valleys carved by water tend to shaped like the letter .