Question 1

Which of the following lakes formed over an immense area of the northern United States and southern Canada during the Quaternary Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

A) Lake Agassiz 
B) Lake Bonneville 
C) Great Salt Lake 
D) Walden Pond 
A) Lake Agassiz 
B) Lake Bonneville 
C) Great Salt Lake 
D) Walden Pond

Question 2

At the Last Glacial Maximum, sea level was about 180 meters lower than it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Although infrequent, running water is responsible for most of the erosional work in deserts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Cross-bedding consists of many preserved ________ resulting from moving sand dunes.

Accepted Answer

A) slip faces 
B) desert pavements 
C) blowouts 
D) loess 
A) slip faces 
B) desert pavements 
C) blowouts 
D) loess

Question 5

Where do crevasses form?

Accepted Answer

A) in the zone of fracture 
B) below the zone of fracture 
C) at the terminus 
D) in icebergs 
A) in the zone of fracture 
B) below the zone of fracture 
C) at the terminus 
D) in icebergs

Question 6

A sinuous ridge composed of sand and gravel is a(n)________; It is a deposit made by streams flowing in tunnels within or beneath glacial ice.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A sinuous ridge composed of sand and...

Question 7

Examine the aerial photograph of Death Valley, California, part of the Basin and Range province. Note that the western side of Death Valley, up against the Panamint Range, features a well-developed bajada, while the east side of the valley, up against the Amargosa Range, shows only a few isolated alluvial fans. Suggest an explanation for this asymmetry, and how you would test your hypothesis with an investigation on the ground.

Accepted Answer

A bajada is formed when numerous alluvia

Question 8

Loess consists mainly of sand-sized particles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A hazard people face when crossing a glacier is falling into a(n)________, a large crack that extends through the zone of fracture.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A hazard people face when crossing a...

Question 10

A glacier's downstream end ________.

Accepted Answer

A) is where new ice is added through compaction of snowfall 
B) is in the zone of wastage 
C) is where the fastest flow occurs 
D) is where cirques get carved out 
A) is where new ice is added through compaction of snowfall 
B) is in the zone of wastage 
C) is where the fastest flow occurs 
D) is where cirques get carved out

Question 11

How is desert different from steppe?

Accepted Answer

A) Steppe is more humid than desert. 
B) Desert is more humid than steppe. 
C) Desert occurs at subtropical latitudes, but not at mid-latitudes in continental interiors. 
D) Steppe occurs at subtropical latitudes, but not at mid-latitudes in continental interiors. 
A) Steppe is more humid than desert. 
B) Desert is more humid than steppe. 
C) Desert occurs at subtropical latitudes, but not at mid-latitudes in continental interiors. 
D) Steppe occurs at subtropical latitudes, but not at mid-latitudes in continental interiors.

Question 12

Between wind, water, and glacial ice, ________ is easily the least effective agent of erosion.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Between wind, water, and glacial ice, ________...

Question 13

In an area of alpine glaciation, sinuous, sharp-edged ridges called ________ and sharp, pyramid- like peaks called ________ are common features.

Accepted Answer

A) tarns; cirques 
B) cirques; arêtes 
C) arêtes; horns 
D) horns; hanging valleys 
A) tarns; cirques 
B) cirques; arêtes 
C) arêtes; horns 
D) horns; hanging valleys

Question 14

What formed this valley's distinctive "U" shape?

Accepted Answer

A) river erosion 
B) wind erosion 
C) dune movement 
D) glacial erosion 
A) river erosion 
B) wind erosion 
C) dune movement 
D) glacial erosion

Question 15

Which one of the following is NOT true of glaciers?

Accepted Answer

A) They originate on land. 
B) They exist only in the Northern Hemisphere. 
C) They show evidence of flow (either in the present or in the recent past). 
D) They form from the recrystallization of snow. 
A) They originate on land. 
B) They exist only in the Northern Hemisphere. 
C) They show evidence of flow (either in the present or in the recent past). 
D) They form from the recrystallization of snow.

Question 16

Where are drumlins formed?

Accepted Answer

A) in areas of alpine glaciation 
B) in areas of ground moraine 
C) in fiords 
D) in areas of glacial plucking 
A) in areas of alpine glaciation 
B) in areas of ground moraine 
C) in fiords 
D) in areas of glacial plucking

Question 17

Match the items in the first column with the correct descriptions in the second column.
A)enormous mass of ice that flows out in all directions from one or more snow-accumulation centers and completely obscures all but the highest areas of underlying terrain.
B)a stream of ice, bounded by precipitous rock walls, that flows down a mountain valley from a snow accumulation center near its head.
C)frozen seawater.
D)large, relatively flat masses of floating ice that extend seaward from the coast (where they are fed by glaciers)but remain attached to the land along one or more sides.
-9)sea ice
10)ice sheet
11)alpine glacier (or "valley glacier")
12)ice shelf

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the items in the first column...

Question 18

Match between columns
                        Premises:  lifting and removal of loose material like soil or sediment by the wind.
 wind-deposited sand that forms mounds or ridges.
 a layer of coarse pebbles and cobbles that are too large to be moved by the wind overlying finer-grained sediment in desert regions.
 preserved slip-faces that accumulate as a dune migrates.
 shallow depressions where soil or sediment has been stripped away by the wind.
 regions that are slightly more humid than desert.
 wind-deposited silt.
 the leeward side of a dune

Accepted Answer

The Answer of deflation and dunes and blowout and loess is...

Question 19

Label each of the indicated Basin and Range landscape features in the boxes provided.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Label each of the indicated Basin and...

Question 20

If you were on a geology field trip in an area of glacial deposition, how would you distinguish between samples of till and stratified drift?

Accepted Answer

A) with a rock hammer 
B) by comparing their grain size and sorting 
C) by comparing the specific gravity of the two samples 
D) with hydrochloric acid 
A) with a rock hammer 
B) by comparing their grain size and sorting 
C) by comparing the specific gravity of the two samples 
D) with hydrochloric acid

Which of the following lakes formed over an immense area of the northern United States and southern Canada during the Quaternary Ice Age?

At the Last Glacial Maximum, sea level was about 180 meters lower than it is today.

Although infrequent, running water is responsible for most of the erosional work in deserts.

Cross-bedding consists of many preserved ________ resulting from moving sand dunes.

Where do crevasses form?

A sinuous ridge composed of sand and gravel is a(n)________; It is a deposit made by streams flowing in tunnels within or beneath glacial ice.

Loess consists mainly of sand-sized particles.

A hazard people face when crossing a glacier is falling into a(n)________, a large crack that extends through the zone of fracture.

A glacier's downstream end ________.

How is desert different from steppe?

Between wind, water, and glacial ice, ________ is easily the least effective agent of erosion.

In an area of alpine glaciation, sinuous, sharp-edged ridges called and sharp, pyramid- like peaks called are common features.

What formed this valley's distinctive "U" shape?

Which one of the following is NOT true of glaciers?

Where are drumlins formed?

Label each of the indicated Basin and Range landscape features in the boxes provided.

If you were on a geology field trip in an area of glacial deposition, how would you distinguish between samples of till and stratified drift?

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Landscapes Fashioned by Water

Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Restless Earth: Earthquakes, Geologic Structures, and Mountain Building

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Geologic Time

Oceans: The Last Frontier

The Restless Ocean

Heating the Atmosphere

Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

The Atmosphere in Motion

Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

The Nature of the Solar System

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters

Exam 4: Glacial and Arid Landscapes

Which of the following lakes formed over an immense area of the northern United States and southern Canada during the Quaternary Ice Age?

At the Last Glacial Maximum, sea level was about 180 meters lower than it is today.

Although infrequent, running water is responsible for most of the erosional work in deserts.

Cross-bedding consists of many preserved ________ resulting from moving sand dunes.

Where do crevasses form?

A sinuous ridge composed of sand and gravel is a(n)________; It is a deposit made by streams flowing in tunnels within or beneath glacial ice.

Loess consists mainly of sand-sized particles.

A hazard people face when crossing a glacier is falling into a(n)________, a large crack that extends through the zone of fracture.

A glacier's downstream end ________.

How is desert different from steppe?

Between wind, water, and glacial ice, ________ is easily the least effective agent of erosion.

In an area of alpine glaciation, sinuous, sharp-edged ridges called ________ and sharp, pyramid- like peaks called ________ are common features.

What formed this valley's distinctive "U" shape?

Which one of the following is NOT true of glaciers?

Where are drumlins formed?

Label each of the indicated Basin and Range landscape features in the boxes provided.

If you were on a geology field trip in an area of glacial deposition, how would you distinguish between samples of till and stratified drift?

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Landscapes Fashioned by Water

Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Restless Earth: Earthquakes, Geologic Structures, and Mountain Building

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Geologic Time

Oceans: The Last Frontier

The Restless Ocean

Heating the Atmosphere

Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

The Atmosphere in Motion

Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

The Nature of the Solar System

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters

In an area of alpine glaciation, sinuous, sharp-edged ridges called and sharp, pyramid- like peaks called are common features.