Question 1

Today, more than ________ percent of Earth's surface is affected by periglacial conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  80 
C)  60 
D)  20 
E)  1 
A)  100 
B)  80 
C)  60 
D)  20 
E)  1

Question 2

The movement of a glacier is normally measured in ________ per day.

Accepted Answer

A)  centimeters 
B)  meters 
C)  tens of meters 
D)  kilometers 
E)  tens of kilometers 
A)  centimeters 
B)  meters 
C)  tens of meters 
D)  kilometers 
E)  tens of kilometers

Question 3

Explain the formation of patterned ground.

Accepted Answer

Patterned ground is a periglacial phenom

Question 4

Speculate on which of the following landscapes exists as the result of glaciation.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Great Lakes 
B)  The Great Plains 
C)  The Rocky Mountains 
D)  The North American continent 
E)  The Gulf of Mexico 
A)  The Great Lakes 
B)  The Great Plains 
C)  The Rocky Mountains 
D)  The North American continent 
E)  The Gulf of Mexico

Question 5

Drift is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  glacial flour 
B)  the same thing as a moraine 
C)  the combination of a cirque and a horn 
D)  an erosional feature 
E)  a term which is a misnomer out of biblical literature 
A)  glacial flour 
B)  the same thing as a moraine 
C)  the combination of a cirque and a horn 
D)  an erosional feature 
E)  a term which is a misnomer out of biblical literature

Question 6

Almost all the periglacial lands are in the Northern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The slow melting of blocks of stagnant ice in the land surface is the cause of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cirques 
B)  kettle holes 
C)  eskers 
D)  roche moutonnees 
E)  ground moraines 
A)  cirques 
B)  kettle holes 
C)  eskers 
D)  roche moutonnees 
E)  ground moraines

Question 8

The largest contemporary U.S. glacier is in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alaska 
B)  Hawaii 
C)  Colorado 
D)  Wyoming 
E)  Washington state 
A)  Alaska 
B)  Hawaii 
C)  Colorado 
D)  Wyoming 
E)  Washington state

Question 9

An esker is formed by stagnant meltwater in a glacial crevasse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The zone beyond a glacier's limit and not directly touched by ice is the ________ zone.

Accepted Answer

A)  ablation 
B)  accumulation 
C)  periglacial 
D)  moraine 
E)  névé 
A)  ablation 
B)  accumulation 
C)  periglacial 
D)  moraine 
E)  névé

Question 11

During the Pleistocene, ________ was a time of ice retreat.

Accepted Answer

A)  an interglacial 
B)  the Holocene 
C)  Wisconsin time 
D)  Würm time 
E)  Kansan time 
A)  an interglacial 
B)  the Holocene 
C)  Wisconsin time 
D)  Würm time 
E)  Kansan time

Question 12

Firn is another term for névé.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT found BEHIND a terminal moraine?

Accepted Answer

A)  kettles 
B)  recessional moraines 
C)  kames 
D)  outwash plains 
E)  drumlins 
A)  kettles 
B)  recessional moraines 
C)  kames 
D)  outwash plains 
E)  drumlins

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a major effect of mountain glaciation upon mountain topography?

Accepted Answer

A)  deepen 
B)  steepen 
C)  subdue 
D)  erode 
E)  sharpen 
A)  deepen 
B)  steepen 
C)  subdue 
D)  erode 
E)  sharpen

Question 15

________ is granular snow which is beginning to coalesce into glacial ice.

Accepted Answer

A)  Névé 
B)  Ablation 
C)  A cirque 
D)  An esker 
E)  A tarn 
A)  Névé 
B)  Ablation 
C)  A cirque 
D)  An esker 
E)  A tarn

Question 16

In some places, Pleistocene glaciation depressed the Earth's crust as much as ________ meters.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.2 
B)  12 
C)  120 
D)  1,200 
E)  12,000 
A)  1.2 
B)  12 
C)  120 
D)  1,200 
E)  12,000

Question 17

Glaciation smooths out the landscape so that lakes are rare on the postglacial landscape.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a periglacial landform?

Accepted Answer

A)  patterned ground 
B)  proglacial lakes 
C)  permafrost 
D)  kettle 
E)  The Channeled Scablands of Washington State 
A)  patterned ground 
B)  proglacial lakes 
C)  permafrost 
D)  kettle 
E)  The Channeled Scablands of Washington State

Question 19

Glaciers carve ________-shaped valleys.

Accepted Answer

A)  V 
B)  U 
C)  Q 
D)  S 
E)  T 
A)  V 
B)  U 
C)  Q 
D)  S 
E)  T

Question 20

Explain the flow characteristics of a mountain glacier.

Accepted Answer

Mountain valleys confine the flow of ice

Today, more than ________ percent of Earth's surface is affected by periglacial conditions.

The movement of a glacier is normally measured in ________ per day.

Explain the formation of patterned ground.

Speculate on which of the following landscapes exists as the result of glaciation.

Drift is ________.

Almost all the periglacial lands are in the Northern Hemisphere.

The slow melting of blocks of stagnant ice in the land surface is the cause of ________.

The largest contemporary U.S. glacier is in ________.

An esker is formed by stagnant meltwater in a glacial crevasse.

The zone beyond a glacier's limit and not directly touched by ice is the ________ zone.

During the Pleistocene, ________ was a time of ice retreat.

Firn is another term for névé.

Which of the following is NOT found BEHIND a terminal moraine?

Which of the following is NOT a major effect of mountain glaciation upon mountain topography?

________ is granular snow which is beginning to coalesce into glacial ice.

In some places, Pleistocene glaciation depressed the Earth's crust as much as ________ meters.

Glaciation smooths out the landscape so that lakes are rare on the postglacial landscape.

Which of the following is NOT a periglacial landform?

Glaciers carve ________-shaped valleys.

Explain the flow characteristics of a mountain glacier.

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Exam 19: Glacial Modification of Terrain

Today, more than ________ percent of Earth's surface is affected by periglacial conditions.

The movement of a glacier is normally measured in ________ per day.

Explain the formation of patterned ground.

Speculate on which of the following landscapes exists as the result of glaciation.

Drift is ________.

Almost all the periglacial lands are in the Northern Hemisphere.

The slow melting of blocks of stagnant ice in the land surface is the cause of ________.

The largest contemporary U.S. glacier is in ________.

An esker is formed by stagnant meltwater in a glacial crevasse.

The zone beyond a glacier's limit and not directly touched by ice is the ________ zone.

During the Pleistocene, ________ was a time of ice retreat.

Firn is another term for névé.

Which of the following is NOT found BEHIND a terminal moraine?

Which of the following is NOT a major effect of mountain glaciation upon mountain topography?

________ is granular snow which is beginning to coalesce into glacial ice.

In some places, Pleistocene glaciation depressed the Earth's crust as much as ________ meters.

Glaciation smooths out the landscape so that lakes are rare on the postglacial landscape.

Which of the following is NOT a periglacial landform?

Glaciers carve ________-shaped valleys.

Explain the flow characteristics of a mountain glacier.

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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