Question 1

Which of the following is associated with periglacial activity?

Accepted Answer

A) Permafrost,kettles and eskers. 
B) Patterned ground,permafrost,and solifluction. 
C) Kettles,kames,and solifluction. 
D) Solifluction,moraines,outwash plains. 
A) Permafrost,kettles and eskers. 
B) Patterned ground,permafrost,and solifluction. 
C) Kettles,kames,and solifluction. 
D) Solifluction,moraines,outwash plains.

Question 2

Alpine glaciers eroding parallel valleys may produce thin,sharp ridge forms known as arête.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which is a general term for a mass of perennial ice,resting on land or floating in the sea attached to a landmass?

Accepted Answer

A) The snowline. 
B) An iceberg. 
C) A glacier. 
D) A moraine. 
A) The snowline. 
B) An iceberg. 
C) A glacier. 
D) A moraine.

Question 4

Disappearance of glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro's has been attributed solely to climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Considering glacial movement,which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Glaciers move under the pressure of their own weight and the pull of gravity. 
B) Glaciers move in as large masses resulting in great sheets of massive ice. 
C) Glacial movement does not produce distinct landforms. 
D) Glaciers are mostly stationary,only moving several centimeters over tens of years. 
A) Glaciers move under the pressure of their own weight and the pull of gravity. 
B) Glaciers move in as large masses resulting in great sheets of massive ice. 
C) Glacial movement does not produce distinct landforms. 
D) Glaciers are mostly stationary,only moving several centimeters over tens of years.

Question 6

Which is a class of landforms created by the accumulation of glacial till?

Accepted Answer

A) Drift. 
B) Alluvium. 
C) Outwash. 
D) Moraines. 
A) Drift. 
B) Alluvium. 
C) Outwash. 
D) Moraines.

Question 7

Which is produced by the process of calving?

Accepted Answer

A) Moraines. 
B) Nunataks. 
C) Tidewater glacier. 
D) Icebergs. 
A) Moraines. 
B) Nunataks. 
C) Tidewater glacier. 
D) Icebergs.

Question 8

The presence of till indicates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Deposition by water. 
B) Deposition by a glacier. 
C) Deposition by wind. 
D) Deposition of unknown origin (wind,water,or glacial). 
A) Deposition by water. 
B) Deposition by a glacier. 
C) Deposition by wind. 
D) Deposition of unknown origin (wind,water,or glacial).

Question 9

The ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica have an average thickness of about 2 km.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is an erosional feature formed by several alpine glaciers?

Accepted Answer

A) Cirque. 
B) Horn. 
C) Drumlin. 
D) Col. 
A) Cirque. 
B) Horn. 
C) Drumlin. 
D) Col.

Question 11

Which is a long,narrow,sinuous ridge of stratified sand and gravel located in a till plain?

Accepted Answer

A) Drumlin. 
B) Kame. 
C) Esker. 
D) Kettle. 
A) Drumlin. 
B) Kame. 
C) Esker. 
D) Kettle.

Question 12

Which of the following results from several valley glaciers coalescing at the base of a mountain range?

Accepted Answer

A) Cirque glacier. 
B) Ice cap. 
C) Piedmont glacier. 
D) Tidewater glacier. 
A) Cirque glacier. 
B) Ice cap. 
C) Piedmont glacier. 
D) Tidewater glacier.

Question 13

Which names the elongated hills,often in the shape of an inverted spoon,streamlined in the direction of glacial movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Eskers. 
B) Kettles. 
C) Drumlins. 
D) Horns. 
A) Eskers. 
B) Kettles. 
C) Drumlins. 
D) Horns.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a pluvial lake?

Accepted Answer

A) Lake Superior. 
B) Lake Bonneville. 
C) Lake Ontario. 
D) Lake Nipigon. 
A) Lake Superior. 
B) Lake Bonneville. 
C) Lake Ontario. 
D) Lake Nipigon.

Question 15

Which is the movement of soil particles,stones,and small boulders into distinct shapes as a result of the expansion and contraction of frost action?

Accepted Answer

A) Gelifluction. 
B) Patterned ground. 
C) Taliks. 
D) Solifluction. 
A) Gelifluction. 
B) Patterned ground. 
C) Taliks. 
D) Solifluction.

Question 16

When several cirque glaciers gouge an individual mountain summit from all sides,a pyramidal peak results.Which is this peak?

Accepted Answer

A) Col. 
B) Horn. 
C) Hanging valley. 
D) Arêtes. 
A) Col. 
B) Horn. 
C) Hanging valley. 
D) Arêtes.

Question 17

Firn has a higher density than glacial ice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How were the Great Lakes of North America created?

Accepted Answer

A) Ice sheets enlarged and deepened stream valleys to form the deep basins of the future lakes. 
B) The erosion and deposition of ice in till plains created them. 
C) These began as cirque glaciers. 
D) They were created by isostatic subsidence of the crust. 
A) Ice sheets enlarged and deepened stream valleys to form the deep basins of the future lakes. 
B) The erosion and deposition of ice in till plains created them. 
C) These began as cirque glaciers. 
D) They were created by isostatic subsidence of the crust.

Question 19

All snowflakes have six sides and show a remarkable degree of similarity to one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A fjord is a glacial landform that occurs in areas in which a glacier encounters the ocean and subsequently retreats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is associated with periglacial activity?

Alpine glaciers eroding parallel valleys may produce thin,sharp ridge forms known as arête.

Which is a general term for a mass of perennial ice,resting on land or floating in the sea attached to a landmass?

Disappearance of glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro's has been attributed solely to climate change.

Considering glacial movement,which of the following is correct?

Which is a class of landforms created by the accumulation of glacial till?

Which is produced by the process of calving?

The presence of till indicates which of the following?

The ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica have an average thickness of about 2 km.

Which of the following is an erosional feature formed by several alpine glaciers?

Which is a long,narrow,sinuous ridge of stratified sand and gravel located in a till plain?

Which of the following results from several valley glaciers coalescing at the base of a mountain range?

Which names the elongated hills,often in the shape of an inverted spoon,streamlined in the direction of glacial movement?

Which of the following is an example of a pluvial lake?

Which is the movement of soil particles,stones,and small boulders into distinct shapes as a result of the expansion and contraction of frost action?

When several cirque glaciers gouge an individual mountain summit from all sides,a pyramidal peak results.Which is this peak?

Firn has a higher density than glacial ice.

How were the Great Lakes of North America created?

All snowflakes have six sides and show a remarkable degree of similarity to one another.

A fjord is a glacial landform that occurs in areas in which a glacier encounters the ocean and subsequently retreats.

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Exam 17: Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

Which of the following is associated with periglacial activity?

Alpine glaciers eroding parallel valleys may produce thin,sharp ridge forms known as arête.

Which is a general term for a mass of perennial ice,resting on land or floating in the sea attached to a landmass?

Disappearance of glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro's has been attributed solely to climate change.

Considering glacial movement,which of the following is correct?

Which is a class of landforms created by the accumulation of glacial till?

Which is produced by the process of calving?

The presence of till indicates which of the following?

The ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica have an average thickness of about 2 km.

Which of the following is an erosional feature formed by several alpine glaciers?

Which is a long,narrow,sinuous ridge of stratified sand and gravel located in a till plain?

Which of the following results from several valley glaciers coalescing at the base of a mountain range?

Which names the elongated hills,often in the shape of an inverted spoon,streamlined in the direction of glacial movement?

Which of the following is an example of a pluvial lake?

Which is the movement of soil particles,stones,and small boulders into distinct shapes as a result of the expansion and contraction of frost action?

When several cirque glaciers gouge an individual mountain summit from all sides,a pyramidal peak results.Which is this peak?

Firn has a higher density than glacial ice.

How were the Great Lakes of North America created?

All snowflakes have six sides and show a remarkable degree of similarity to one another.

A fjord is a glacial landform that occurs in areas in which a glacier encounters the ocean and subsequently retreats.

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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