Question 1

Which of the following has a contemporary ice sheet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wyoming 
B)  Chile 
C)  The Himalayas 
D)  Hawaii 
E)  Greenland 
A)  Wyoming 
B)  Chile 
C)  The Himalayas 
D)  Hawaii 
E)  Greenland E

Question 2

Today, Antarctic ice shelves are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tiny 
B)  gone 
C)  collapsing 
D)  bigger than in Pleistocene time 
E)  extending close to South America 
A)  tiny 
B)  gone 
C)  collapsing 
D)  bigger than in Pleistocene time 
E)  extending close to South America C

Question 3

A fjord is closely related to a glacial trough.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

A glacier will start to move of its own weight when it reaches a thickness of a few ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  centimeters 
B)  dozen centimeters 
C)  meters 
D)  dozen meters 
E)  kilometers 
A)  centimeters 
B)  dozen centimeters 
C)  meters 
D)  dozen meters 
E)  kilometers

Question 5

The first feature carved by a mountain glacier is a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  arete 
B)  horn 
C)  cirque 
D)  moraine 
E)  erratic 
A)  arete 
B)  horn 
C)  cirque 
D)  moraine 
E)  erratic

Question 6

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental glaciation 
B)  till plain 
C)  arete 
D)  drift 
E)  glacial erratics 
A)  continental glaciation 
B)  till plain 
C)  arete 
D)  drift 
E)  glacial erratics

Question 7

During the last Ice Age, sea level was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a few centimeters lower than today's sea level 
B)  a few centimeters higher than today's sea level 
C)  the same as today's sea level 
D)  much lower than today's sea level 
E)  much higher than today's sea level 
A)  a few centimeters lower than today's sea level 
B)  a few centimeters higher than today's sea level 
C)  the same as today's sea level 
D)  much lower than today's sea level 
E)  much higher than today's sea level

Question 8

During the Pleistocene, glaciers existed as far south as California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Polished rock surfaces give evidence of the past process of glacial abrasion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The movement of a glacier along its bottom, lubricated by meltwater, is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  basal slip 
B)  equilibrium glide 
C)  glacial flour 
D)  fjord 
E)  firn 
A)  basal slip 
B)  equilibrium glide 
C)  glacial flour 
D)  fjord 
E)  firn

Question 11

________ is a possible cause of the ice advantages during the Pleistocene.

Accepted Answer

The student could ex

Question 12

In square kilometers, which of the following is CLOSEST to the amount of land surface covered by Pleistocene ice?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 thousand 
B)  50 thousand 
C)  1 million 
D)  50 million 
E)  1 billion 
A)  1 thousand 
B)  50 thousand 
C)  1 million 
D)  50 million 
E)  1 billion

Question 13

The Earth has been deglaciating for the last ________ years.

Accepted Answer

A)  900 
B)  9,000 
C)  90,000 
D)  900,000 
E)  9,000,000 
A)  900 
B)  9,000 
C)  90,000 
D)  900,000 
E)  9,000,000

Question 14

In glacially-influenced mountain valleys are ________ lakes which are series of shallow lakes which bear a fancied resemblance to beads on a rosary.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In glacially-influenced mountain valleys are ________ lakes...

Question 15

Morainal surfaces containing a number of mounds and depressions are called ________ topography.

Accepted Answer

A)  kame-and-kettle 
B)  esker 
C)  arete 
D)  horn 
E)  mountain 
A)  kame-and-kettle 
B)  esker 
C)  arete 
D)  horn 
E)  mountain

Question 16

Hanging valleys occur where the mouths of tributary valleys are perched high along the sides of the major stream valleys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A huge boulder resting on a completely different type of bedrock in glacial zones is a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cirque 
B)  till 
C)  nunatak 
D)  outwash plain 
E)  erratic 
A)  cirque 
B)  till 
C)  nunatak 
D)  outwash plain 
E)  erratic

Question 18

A dark band of rock debris down the middle of a glacier from the union of two adjacent glaciers is a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  kame 
B)  medial moraine 
C)  lateral moraine 
D)  terminal moraine 
E)  arete 
A)  kame 
B)  medial moraine 
C)  lateral moraine 
D)  terminal moraine 
E)  arete

Question 19

The blunt edge of a drumlin faces ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perpendicular to the ice flow 
B)  in the direction opposite to the flow of ice 
C)  along with the direction of ice flow 
D)  into the wind 
E)  uphill 
A)  perpendicular to the ice flow 
B)  in the direction opposite to the flow of ice 
C)  along with the direction of ice flow 
D)  into the wind 
E)  uphill

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age causes must account for?

Accepted Answer

A)  concurrent development of pluvial conditions in dryland areas 
B)  multiple cycles of advance and retreat 
C)  eventual total deglaciation 
D)  the simultaneous but non-uniform accumulation of ice masses in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres 
E)  how snow transforms into glacial ice 
A)  concurrent development of pluvial conditions in dryland areas 
B)  multiple cycles of advance and retreat 
C)  eventual total deglaciation 
D)  the simultaneous but non-uniform accumulation of ice masses in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres 
E)  how snow transforms into glacial ice

Which of the following has a contemporary ice sheet?

Today, Antarctic ice shelves are ________.

A fjord is closely related to a glacial trough.

A glacier will start to move of its own weight when it reaches a thickness of a few ________.

The first feature carved by a mountain glacier is a(n) ________.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

During the last Ice Age, sea level was ________.

During the Pleistocene, glaciers existed as far south as California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Polished rock surfaces give evidence of the past process of glacial abrasion.

The movement of a glacier along its bottom, lubricated by meltwater, is known as ________.

________ is a possible cause of the ice advantages during the Pleistocene.

In square kilometers, which of the following is CLOSEST to the amount of land surface covered by Pleistocene ice?

The Earth has been deglaciating for the last ________ years.

In glacially-influenced mountain valleys are ________ lakes which are series of shallow lakes which bear a fancied resemblance to beads on a rosary.

Morainal surfaces containing a number of mounds and depressions are called ________ topography.

Hanging valleys occur where the mouths of tributary valleys are perched high along the sides of the major stream valleys.

A huge boulder resting on a completely different type of bedrock in glacial zones is a(n) ________.

A dark band of rock debris down the middle of a glacier from the union of two adjacent glaciers is a(n) ________.

The blunt edge of a drumlin faces ________.

Which of the following is NOT a main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age causes must account for?

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Exam 19: Glacial Modification of Terrain

Which of the following has a contemporary ice sheet?

Today, Antarctic ice shelves are ________.

A fjord is closely related to a glacial trough.

A glacier will start to move of its own weight when it reaches a thickness of a few ________.

The first feature carved by a mountain glacier is a(n) ________.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

During the last Ice Age, sea level was ________.

During the Pleistocene, glaciers existed as far south as California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Polished rock surfaces give evidence of the past process of glacial abrasion.

The movement of a glacier along its bottom, lubricated by meltwater, is known as ________.

________ is a possible cause of the ice advantages during the Pleistocene.

In square kilometers, which of the following is CLOSEST to the amount of land surface covered by Pleistocene ice?

The Earth has been deglaciating for the last ________ years.

In glacially-influenced mountain valleys are ________ lakes which are series of shallow lakes which bear a fancied resemblance to beads on a rosary.

Morainal surfaces containing a number of mounds and depressions are called ________ topography.

Hanging valleys occur where the mouths of tributary valleys are perched high along the sides of the major stream valleys.

A huge boulder resting on a completely different type of bedrock in glacial zones is a(n) ________.

A dark band of rock debris down the middle of a glacier from the union of two adjacent glaciers is a(n) ________.

The blunt edge of a drumlin faces ________.

Which of the following is NOT a main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age causes must account for?

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climate and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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