Question 1

If the glacial budget is balanced accumulation equals wastage., then ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the terminus of the glacier is stationary 
B)  the ice front will retreat 
C)  the ice front will advance 
D)  the glacier will not flow downhill 
A)  the terminus of the glacier is stationary 
B)  the ice front will retreat 
C)  the ice front will advance 
D)  the glacier will not flow downhill A

Question 2

______are erosional features produced by valley/alpine glaciers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Drumlins 
B)  Cirques 
C)  Moraines 
D)  Eskers 
A)  Drumlins 
B)  Cirques 
C)  Moraines 
D)  Eskers B

Question 3

The North Pole is covered by______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  mountains 
B)  sea ice 
C)  desert 
D)  glaciers 
A)  mountains 
B)  sea ice 
C)  desert 
D)  glaciers B

Question 4

Deserts are correctly characterized by being______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly shaped by water 
B)  lifeless 
C)  sandy 
D)  hot 
A)  mostly shaped by water 
B)  lifeless 
C)  sandy 
D)  hot

Question 5

Use the figure below to answer the following questions
  
-Which feature is labeled X in the diagram and shown in photograph B?

Accepted Answer

A)  kettle lake 
B)  braided stream 
C)  drumlin 
D)  esker 
E)  kame 
A)  kettle lake 
B)  braided stream 
C)  drumlin 
D)  esker 
E)  kame

Question 6

A playa is an______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dry shallow depression formed by deflation 
B)  mound or ridge of sand 
C)  stony veneer that forms as deflation lowers the surface by removing sand and silt 
D)  intermittent lake on the floor of a desert valley 
A)  dry shallow depression formed by deflation 
B)  mound or ridge of sand 
C)  stony veneer that forms as deflation lowers the surface by removing sand and silt 
D)  intermittent lake on the floor of a desert valley

Question 7

Desert pavement is the result of______.

Accepted Answer

A)  intense chemical weathering 
B)  erosion by running water 
C)  deflation by wind 
D)  abrasion by windblown sand 
A)  intense chemical weathering 
B)  erosion by running water 
C)  deflation by wind 
D)  abrasion by windblown sand

Question 8

Which of the following is considered to be the most likely cause of the Quaternary Ice ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  plate tectonics moving continents to polar regions 
B)  variations in the earth's orbit Milankovitch cycles. 
C)  sunspots 
D)  human activity releasing "greenhouse" gases 
A)  plate tectonics moving continents to polar regions 
B)  variations in the earth's orbit Milankovitch cycles. 
C)  sunspots 
D)  human activity releasing "greenhouse" gases

Question 9

Ice Age glaciers had many indirect effects. Which one of the following was not such an effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction of some organisms 
B)  changes in some river courses 
C)  sea level fluctuations 
D)  formation of mountains 
A)  extinction of some organisms 
B)  changes in some river courses 
C)  sea level fluctuations 
D)  formation of mountains

Question 10

Which one of the following applies to a valley glacier that lengthens extends the position of its terminus downslope over a period of many years?

Accepted Answer

A)  wastage exceeds accumulation 
B)  accumulation and wastage are about equal 
C)  accumulation exceeds wastage 
D)  none of the above 
A)  wastage exceeds accumulation 
B)  accumulation and wastage are about equal 
C)  accumulation exceeds wastage 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

Glaciation has been recorded______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  only during times when earth has moved farther away from the sun 
B)  only millions of years ago. The Ice Ages are nothing we have seen during human history 
C)  only during the Quaternary period 
D)  at multiple times throughout Earth's history 
A)  only during times when earth has moved farther away from the sun 
B)  only millions of years ago. The Ice Ages are nothing we have seen during human history 
C)  only during the Quaternary period 
D)  at multiple times throughout Earth's history

Question 12

Note the map below of the western United States.   The dark lake is the Great Salt Lake and is the only lake still existing today. During the last ice ago a lighter blue areas were there too. Why are they no longer there?

Accepted Answer

A)  The weather today is warmer and dryer. 
B)  The glaciers were sitting just below the surface of the rock under the lakes, and have now sunk to depths of 100 km. 
C)  The ocean used to flow into the continent's interior and now no longer does so. 
D)  There was a large ice dam during the ice age that broke and released the water. 
A)  The weather today is warmer and dryer. 
B)  The glaciers were sitting just below the surface of the rock under the lakes, and have now sunk to depths of 100 km. 
C)  The ocean used to flow into the continent's interior and now no longer does so. 
D)  There was a large ice dam during the ice age that broke and released the water.

Question 13

Which of the following is a knife edge ridge that forms from glaciers cutting on either side of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

A)  tarn 
B)  horn 
C)  esker 
D)  arête 
A)  tarn 
B)  horn 
C)  esker 
D)  arête

Question 14

The Basin and Range region of the western United States is an excellent example of a______ desert landscape.

Accepted Answer

A)  flat 
B)  tectonically quiet 
C)  mountainous 
D)  featureless 
A)  flat 
B)  tectonically quiet 
C)  mountainous 
D)  featureless

Question 15

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  esker 
B)  moraine 
C)  hanging valley 
D)  drumlin 
A)  esker 
B)  moraine 
C)  hanging valley 
D)  drumlin

Question 16

Use the figure below to answer the following questions
  
-Which feature is labeled T in the diagram and shown in photograph E?

Accepted Answer

A)  kettle lake 
B)  esker 
C)  drumlin 
D)  kame 
E)  braided stream 
A)  kettle lake 
B)  esker 
C)  drumlin 
D)  kame 
E)  braided stream

Question 17

The term drift______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  means any sediments of glacial origin 
B)  is synonymous with the term till 
C)  refers only to moraines 
D)  refers only to alpine glaciers 
A)  means any sediments of glacial origin 
B)  is synonymous with the term till 
C)  refers only to moraines 
D)  refers only to alpine glaciers

Question 18

Which American state is entirely made up of Basin and Range desert?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nevada 
B)  Arizona 
C)  California 
D)  Utah 
A)  Nevada 
B)  Arizona 
C)  California 
D)  Utah

Question 19

What distinguishes valley or alpine glaciers, ice sheets, ie shelves, and sea ice from each other?

Accepted Answer

The major differences are scale and loca

Question 20

Which of the following statements about of glacial ice and sea ice is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sea ice is thicker than glacial ice, and sea ice floats while glacial ice does not float. 
B)  Sea ice is thinner than glacial ice, and both sea ice and glacial ice can float. 
C)  Sea ice is thinner than glacial ice, and sea ice floats while glacial ice does not float. 
D)  Sea ice is thicker than glacial ice, and both sea ice and glacial ice can float. 
A)  Sea ice is thicker than glacial ice, and sea ice floats while glacial ice does not float. 
B)  Sea ice is thinner than glacial ice, and both sea ice and glacial ice can float. 
C)  Sea ice is thinner than glacial ice, and sea ice floats while glacial ice does not float. 
D)  Sea ice is thicker than glacial ice, and both sea ice and glacial ice can float.

Exam 10: Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind

If the glacial budget is balanced accumulation equals wastage., then ______.

______are erosional features produced by valley/alpine glaciers.

The North Pole is covered by______ .

Deserts are correctly characterized by being______ .

Use the figure below to answer the following questions -Which feature is labeled X in the diagram and shown in photograph B?

A playa is an______.

Desert pavement is the result of______.

Which of the following is considered to be the most likely cause of the Quaternary Ice ages?

Ice Age glaciers had many indirect effects. Which one of the following was not such an effect?

Which one of the following applies to a valley glacier that lengthens extends the position of its terminus downslope over a period of many years?

Glaciation has been recorded______ .

Note the map below of the western United States. The dark lake is the Great Salt Lake and is the only lake still existing today. During the last ice ago a lighter blue areas were there too. Why are they no longer there?

Which of the following is a knife edge ridge that forms from glaciers cutting on either side of a mountain?

The Basin and Range region of the western United States is an excellent example of a______ desert landscape.

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Use the figure below to answer the following questions -Which feature is labeled T in the diagram and shown in photograph E?

The term drift______ .

Which American state is entirely made up of Basin and Range desert?

What distinguishes valley or alpine glaciers, ice sheets, ie shelves, and sea ice from each other?

Which of the following statements about of glacial ice and sea ice is correct?

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement

Running Water and Groundwater

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

World Climates and Global Climate Change

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Touring Our Solar System

Light, Telescopes, and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

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