Question 1

How many continental ice sheets are in existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  none 
B)  ten 
C)  one 
D)  two 
E)  too many to count 
A)  none 
B)  ten 
C)  one 
D)  two 
E)  too many to count

Question 2

Antarctica's ice sheet encompasses about_______ percent of the world's total land ice.

Accepted Answer

A)  85 
B)  10 
C)  55 
D)  75 
E)  25 
A)  85 
B)  10 
C)  55 
D)  75 
E)  25

Question 3

A(n) ______is created by a group of cirques eroding into a mountain peak.

Accepted Answer

A)  arete 
B)  tarn 
C)  horn 
D)  truncated spurs 
E)  cyclopean step 
A)  arete 
B)  tarn 
C)  horn 
D)  truncated spurs 
E)  cyclopean step

Question 4

Which of the below correctly describes the ice in a mountain glacier?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moves downhill only during times of high temperature. 
B)  Never stops moving uphill. 
C)  On the average, it moves downhill once every hundred years. 
D)  Moves downhill when snow accumulation exceeds ablation. 
E)  Never stops moving downhill. 
A)  Moves downhill only during times of high temperature. 
B)  Never stops moving uphill. 
C)  On the average, it moves downhill once every hundred years. 
D)  Moves downhill when snow accumulation exceeds ablation. 
E)  Never stops moving downhill.

Question 5

The approximate maximum thickness of contemporary glacial ice is_____ meters.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  40,000 
C)  40 
D)  400 
E)  4,000 
A)  4 
B)  40,000 
C)  40 
D)  400 
E)  4,000

Question 6

The Bering Glacier is in the United States. It is located in the state of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  North Dakota 
B)  Alaska 
C)  North Carolina 
D)  California 
E)  Colorado 
A)  North Dakota 
B)  Alaska 
C)  North Carolina 
D)  California 
E)  Colorado

Question 7

Which of the following landscapes exists as the result of glaciation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The most significant erosive work of glaciers is accomplished by_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  plucking 
B)  erratics 
C)  abrasion 
D)  ablation 
E)  firn 
A)  plucking 
B)  erratics 
C)  abrasion 
D)  ablation 
E)  firn

Question 9

Which of the following is a periglacial landform?

Accepted Answer

A)  proglacial lakes 
B)  permafrost 
C)  patterned ground 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  proglacial lakes 
B)  permafrost 
C)  patterned ground 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

How many continental ice sheets are in existence?

Antarctica's ice sheet encompasses about_______ percent of the world's total land ice.

A(n) ______is created by a group of cirques eroding into a mountain peak.

Which of the below correctly describes the ice in a mountain glacier?

The approximate maximum thickness of contemporary glacial ice is_____ meters.

The Bering Glacier is in the United States. It is located in the state of _________.

Which of the following landscapes exists as the result of glaciation?

The most significant erosive work of glaciers is accomplished by_________ .

Which of the following is a periglacial landform?

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Exam 19: Glacial Modification of Terrain

How many continental ice sheets are in existence?

Antarctica's ice sheet encompasses about_______ percent of the world's total land ice.

A(n) ______is created by a group of cirques eroding into a mountain peak.

Which of the below correctly describes the ice in a mountain glacier?

The approximate maximum thickness of contemporary glacial ice is_____ meters.

The Bering Glacier is in the United States. It is located in the state of _________.

Which of the following landscapes exists as the result of glaciation?

The most significant erosive work of glaciers is accomplished by_________ .

Which of the following is a periglacial landform?

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances

Climatic Zones and Types

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

The Fluvial Processes

Solution Processes and Karst Topography

The Topography of Arid Lands

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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