Question 1

Identify the esker in the figure below.

Accepted Answer

A) E 
B) C 
C) A 
D) F 
A) E 
B) C 
C) A 
D) F A

Question 2

A bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is termed a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

In the movie Ice Age: The Meltdown,there is a large wall of ice that begins to melt and finally breaks,causing a large flood.What real-life geologic event was this part of the movie based on?

Accepted Answer

A) the destruction of Glacial Lake Missoula 
B) the formation of the Great Salt Lake 
C) the breakup of the Ross Ice Shelf 
D) the draining of Lake Bonneville 
A) the destruction of Glacial Lake Missoula 
B) the formation of the Great Salt Lake 
C) the breakup of the Ross Ice Shelf 
D) the draining of Lake Bonneville A

Question 4

The polar ice caps on Mars are an example of what type of glacier?

Accepted Answer

A) continental glaciers 
B) cirque glaciers 
C) piedmont glaciers 
D) valley glaciers 
A) continental glaciers 
B) cirque glaciers 
C) piedmont glaciers 
D) valley glaciers

Question 5

There have been ________ to ________ ice ages in Earth's history,with the latest one occurring in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) four;five;Pleistocene Period 
B) five;six;Pleistocene Period 
C) four;five;Proterozoic Era 
D) five;six;Cenozoic Era 
A) four;five;Pleistocene Period 
B) five;six;Pleistocene Period 
C) four;five;Proterozoic Era 
D) five;six;Cenozoic Era

Question 6

Identify the farthest reach of the glacier in the figure below.

Accepted Answer

A) E 
B) C 
C) G 
D) F 
A) E 
B) C 
C) G 
D) F

Question 7

During the Pleistocene Ice Age,glaciers covered most of the ________ but contained several ________ centers.

Accepted Answer

A) northern hemisphere;accumulation 
B) northern hemisphere;ablation 
C) southern hemisphere;accumulation 
D) southern hemisphere;ablation 
A) northern hemisphere;accumulation 
B) northern hemisphere;ablation 
C) southern hemisphere;accumulation 
D) southern hemisphere;ablation

Question 8

If you wander around Central Park in New York City,you will eventually encounter random,large boulders that are made of a type of rock not found in the area.How did these large boulders get to Central Park?

Accepted Answer

A) The Parks and Recreation Department placed them there for kids to play on. 
B) They were carried by rivers and deposited in point bars. 
C) They were carried by glaciers and dropped to form glacial erratics. 
D) They were placed there by a giant tsunami millions of years ago. 
A) The Parks and Recreation Department placed them there for kids to play on. 
B) They were carried by rivers and deposited in point bars. 
C) They were carried by glaciers and dropped to form glacial erratics. 
D) They were placed there by a giant tsunami millions of years ago.

Question 9

When the sea level rises,causing the ocean to fill a glacially carved valley,a ________ results.

Accepted Answer

A) smorgasbord 
B) tarn 
C) fjord 
D) ford 
A) smorgasbord 
B) tarn 
C) fjord 
D) ford

Question 10

Sediments deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A) firn 
B) loess 
C) outwash 
D) till 
A) firn 
B) loess 
C) outwash 
D) till

Question 11

During the last ice age,a ________ glacier covered much of the northern United States.

Accepted Answer

A) piedmont 
B) cirque 
C) mountain 
D) continental 
A) piedmont 
B) cirque 
C) mountain 
D) continental

Question 12

Imagine that you live in a desert.Installing a roof that is a light tan color would help ________ your house by ________ the albedo.

Accepted Answer

A) warm;increasing 
B) warm;decreasing 
C) cool;increasing 
D) cool;decreasing 
A) warm;increasing 
B) warm;decreasing 
C) cool;increasing 
D) cool;decreasing

Question 13

Stratified sorted sand and gravel are deposited by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) mountain glaciers 
B) continental glaciers 
C) glacial outwash streams 
D) windstorms 
A) mountain glaciers 
B) continental glaciers 
C) glacial outwash streams 
D) windstorms

Question 14

If a volcano were to erupt and release large amounts of ash into the air,how would this affect the climate on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) The ash would increase the albedo and decrease the global temperature. 
B) The ash would decrease the albedo and increase the global temperature. 
C) The ash would increase the greenhouse gases,thus increasing temperature. 
D) The ash would decrease the greenhouse gases,thus decreasing temperature. 
A) The ash would increase the albedo and decrease the global temperature. 
B) The ash would decrease the albedo and increase the global temperature. 
C) The ash would increase the greenhouse gases,thus increasing temperature. 
D) The ash would decrease the greenhouse gases,thus decreasing temperature.

Question 15

Which types of features would you find in a glacially carved landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) eskers,drumlins,cirques,and kettles 
B) cirques,arêtes,horns,and moraines 
C) cirques,arêtes,kettles,and tarns 
D) drumlins,ground moraines,and arêtes 
A) eskers,drumlins,cirques,and kettles 
B) cirques,arêtes,horns,and moraines 
C) cirques,arêtes,kettles,and tarns 
D) drumlins,ground moraines,and arêtes

Question 16

An important long-term factor that determines whether glacial ice will form on a continent has likely been the proportion of which gas in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) oxygen 
B) nitrogen 
C) carbon dioxide 
D) carbon monoxide 
A) oxygen 
B) nitrogen 
C) carbon dioxide 
D) carbon monoxide

Question 17

We are currently ________ years overdue for a glaciation.However,we are currently experiencing global warming because of the addition of greenhouse gases by the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 2,000;eruptions of volcanoes 
B) 2,000;burning of fossil fuels 
C) 10;000;increase in solar radiation 
D) 10;000;decrease in albedo of Earth 
A) 2,000;eruptions of volcanoes 
B) 2,000;burning of fossil fuels 
C) 10;000;increase in solar radiation 
D) 10;000;decrease in albedo of Earth

Question 18

The loss of rainforests would ________ the greenhouse gases,thereby ________ global warming.

Accepted Answer

A) increase;increasing 
B) increase;decreasing 
C) decrease;increasing 
D) decrease;decreasing 
A) increase;increasing 
B) increase;decreasing 
C) decrease;increasing 
D) decrease;decreasing

Question 19

An intermediate product in the transformation of snow to glacial ice is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) firn 
B) deposition 
C) ablation 
D) terminus 
A) firn 
B) deposition 
C) ablation 
D) terminus

Question 20

Glaciers form as fresh ________ falls to the ground and accumulates.The accumulation adds pressure,which compresses the ________ until they form a packed granular material called ________.Some material melts and then ________ in the pore spaces to create a solid mass of ice.

Accepted Answer

A) snow;snowflakes;cirques;dissolves 
B) snow;snowflakes;firn;refreezes 
C) ice;ice;firn;refreezes 
D) firn;glacier;ice;gets trapped 
A) snow;snowflakes;cirques;dissolves 
B) snow;snowflakes;firn;refreezes 
C) ice;ice;firn;refreezes 
D) firn;glacier;ice;gets trapped

Exam 22: Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Identify the esker in the figure below.

A bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is termed a(n)________.

In the movie Ice Age: The Meltdown,there is a large wall of ice that begins to melt and finally breaks,causing a large flood.What real-life geologic event was this part of the movie based on?

The polar ice caps on Mars are an example of what type of glacier?

There have been ________ to ________ ice ages in Earth's history,with the latest one occurring in the ________.

Identify the farthest reach of the glacier in the figure below.

During the Pleistocene Ice Age,glaciers covered most of the ________ but contained several ________ centers.

If you wander around Central Park in New York City,you will eventually encounter random,large boulders that are made of a type of rock not found in the area.How did these large boulders get to Central Park?

When the sea level rises,causing the ocean to fill a glacially carved valley,a ________ results.

Sediments deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are termed ________.

During the last ice age,a ________ glacier covered much of the northern United States.

Imagine that you live in a desert.Installing a roof that is a light tan color would help ________ your house by ________ the albedo.

Stratified sorted sand and gravel are deposited by ________.

If a volcano were to erupt and release large amounts of ash into the air,how would this affect the climate on Earth?

Which types of features would you find in a glacially carved landscape?

An important long-term factor that determines whether glacial ice will form on a continent has likely been the proportion of which gas in the atmosphere?

We are currently ________ years overdue for a glaciation.However,we are currently experiencing global warming because of the addition of greenhouse gases by the ________.

The loss of rainforests would ________ the greenhouse gases,thereby ________ global warming.

An intermediate product in the transformation of snow to glacial ice is ________.

Glaciers form as fresh ________ falls to the ground and accumulates.The accumulation adds pressure,which compresses the ________ until they form a packed granular material called ________.Some material melts and then ________ in the pore spaces to create a solid mass of ice.

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Filters

There have been to ice ages in Earth's history,with the latest one occurring in the .

During the Pleistocene Ice Age,glaciers covered most of the but contained several centers.

Imagine that you live in a desert.Installing a roof that is a light tan color would help your house by the albedo.

We are currently years overdue for a glaciation.However,we are currently experiencing global warming because of the addition of greenhouse gases by the .

The loss of rainforests would the greenhouse gases,thereby global warming.

Glaciers form as fresh falls to the ground and accumulates.The accumulation adds pressure,which compresses the until they form a packed granular material called .Some material melts and then in the pore spaces to create a solid mass of ice.