Question 1

How do glaciers move?

Accepted Answer

A) They slide along their bottoms, over the bedrock beneath. 
B) They flow internally, like Silly Putty. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) They slide along their bottoms, over the bedrock beneath. 
B) They flow internally, like Silly Putty. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 2

This cobble shows prominent scratches because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) it was tumbled in a stream 
B) it was scraped against other rocks in a glacier 
C) it was blasted by wind 
D) this was its shape when it was mechanically weathered from its source rock 
A) it was tumbled in a stream 
B) it was scraped against other rocks in a glacier 
C) it was blasted by wind 
D) this was its shape when it was mechanically weathered from its source rock

Question 3

Ephemeral streams ________.

Accepted Answer

A) are a major agent of erosion in desert regions 
B) are a major agent of erosion in areas of ground moraine 
C) flow all the time 
D) are limited to rainshadow deserts 
A) are a major agent of erosion in desert regions 
B) are a major agent of erosion in areas of ground moraine 
C) flow all the time 
D) are limited to rainshadow deserts

Question 4

The ________ period of geologic time is depicted in this image.

Accepted Answer

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The ________ period of geologic...

How do glaciers move?

This cobble shows prominent scratches because ________.

Ephemeral streams ________.

The ________ period of geologic time is depicted in this image.

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

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Exam 4: Glacial and Arid Landscapes

How do glaciers move?

This cobble shows prominent scratches because ________.

Ephemeral streams ________.

The ________ period of geologic time is depicted in this image.

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