Question 1

A glacier that is experiencing net ablation is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) retreating 
B) advancing 
C) in equilibrium 
D) thickening 
A) retreating 
B) advancing 
C) in equilibrium 
D) thickening

Question 2

Large plates of ice in the ocean attached to land along at least one side are known as ice plateaus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Net accumulation of a glacier results in glacial advance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the Pleistocene ice age, ____.

Accepted Answer

A) all of Earth's fresh water was frozen 
B) glaciers occupied the Amazon River basin 
C) sea level was lower than it is today 
D) the Antarctic ice sheet was smaller than it is today 
A) all of Earth's fresh water was frozen 
B) glaciers occupied the Amazon River basin 
C) sea level was lower than it is today 
D) the Antarctic ice sheet was smaller than it is today

Question 5

Icebergs are created ____.

Accepted Answer

A) by freezing of sea water 
B) by plucking 
C) when a glacier flows into the ocean 
D) by abrasion 
A) by freezing of sea water 
B) by plucking 
C) when a glacier flows into the ocean 
D) by abrasion

Question 6

A(n) ____________________ is a ridge of glacial deposits that marks the farthest advance of a glacier.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is a ridge of glacial...

Question 7

The North American Great Lakes ____.

Accepted Answer

A) occupy kettles 
B) are tarns 
C) are oxbow lakes 
D) occupy former river valleys deepened by glacial erosion 
A) occupy kettles 
B) are tarns 
C) are oxbow lakes 
D) occupy former river valleys deepened by glacial erosion

Question 8

Most of the world's glacial ice is located in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Alaska 
B) Iceland 
C) Antarctica 
D) Greenland 
A) Alaska 
B) Iceland 
C) Antarctica 
D) Greenland

Question 9

Important sources of sand and gravel in glaciated terrain are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cols 
B) roche moutonnées 
C) eskers 
D) erratics 
A) cols 
B) roche moutonnées 
C) eskers 
D) erratics

Question 10

A period during which significant areas of middle latitudes are covered by glaciers is referred to as an ____.

Accepted Answer

A) interglacial period 
B) ablation era 
C) ice age 
D) glacial epoch 
A) interglacial period 
B) ablation era 
C) ice age 
D) glacial epoch

Question 11

Lakes and marshes are common in recently glaciated areas because ____.

Accepted Answer

A) those areas have very humid climates 
B) so much water was released by the melting of the ice 
C) when the ice disappeared, sea level dropped, leaving much standing water stranded on the land 
D) preexisting drainage was reshaped and blocked by glacial erosion and deposition 
A) those areas have very humid climates 
B) so much water was released by the melting of the ice 
C) when the ice disappeared, sea level dropped, leaving much standing water stranded on the land 
D) preexisting drainage was reshaped and blocked by glacial erosion and deposition

Question 12

How are lakes related to glaciers?

Accepted Answer

Lakes are often intimately related to gl

A glacier that is experiencing net ablation is ____.

Large plates of ice in the ocean attached to land along at least one side are known as ice plateaus.

Net accumulation of a glacier results in glacial advance.

During the Pleistocene ice age, ____.

Icebergs are created ____.

A(n) ____________________ is a ridge of glacial deposits that marks the farthest advance of a glacier.

The North American Great Lakes ____.

Most of the world's glacial ice is located in ____.

Important sources of sand and gravel in glaciated terrain are ____.

A period during which significant areas of middle latitudes are covered by glaciers is referred to as an ____.

Lakes and marshes are common in recently glaciated areas because ____.

How are lakes related to glaciers?

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Exam 16: Glacial Systems and Landforms

A glacier that is experiencing net ablation is ____.

Large plates of ice in the ocean attached to land along at least one side are known as ice plateaus.

Net accumulation of a glacier results in glacial advance.

During the Pleistocene ice age, ____.

Icebergs are created ____.

A(n) ____________________ is a ridge of glacial deposits that marks the farthest advance of a glacier.

The North American Great Lakes ____.

Most of the world's glacial ice is located in ____.

Important sources of sand and gravel in glaciated terrain are ____.

A period during which significant areas of middle latitudes are covered by glaciers is referred to as an ____.

Lakes and marshes are common in recently glaciated areas because ____.

How are lakes related to glaciers?

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Solar Energy and Atmospheric Heating

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation

Humidity, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Climate Classification: Tropical, Arid, and Mesothermal Climate Regions

Microthermal, Polar, and Highland Climate Regions; Climate Change

Biogeography and Soils

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Volcanic and Tectonic Processes and Landforms

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Water Resources and Karst Landforms

Fluvial Processes and Landforms

Arid Region Landforms and Eolian Processes

Coastal Processes and Landforms

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