Question 1

Explain why crevasses only penetrate partway through a glacier. What limits their depth?

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Question 2

-In the figure above, identify the letter corresponding to an alluvial fan.

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Question 3

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

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A)   kettle lake
B)   esker
C)   braided stream
D)   drumlin
E)   kameF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

When a glacier is retreating, the upstream ice is ______.

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A)   moving forward toward the downstream terminus of the glacier
B)   moving backward towards the head of the glacier
C)   moving underground
D)   not moving at all. Glacial ice does not moveE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Desert and steppe lands cover about what percentage of Earth's land area?

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A)   10%
B)   3%
C)   30%
D)   66%E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is not a major factor controlling glacial erosion?

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A)   character of the surface beneath the glacier
B)   ice thickness
C)   rate of glacial ice movement
D)   altitude of the glacial iceE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Arêtes, horns, and U- shaped valleys are______ features of ______glaciers.

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A)   depositional; continental
B)   erosional; alpine
C)   depositional; alpine
D)   erosional; continentalE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

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.

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A)   deflation
B)   desert pavement
C)   blowout
D)   sand duneE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

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.

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A)   arête
B)   horn
C)   lateral moraine
D)   drumlinE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Glaciers can form______ .

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A)   only at locations that are both high in altitude and at high latitudes, because that is the only place cold enough
B)   only at high latitudes because that is the only place cold enough
C)   only at high altitudes, because that is the only place cold enough
D)   at high latitudes and/or high latitudes,, provided it is cold enoughE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Note the diagram below, which depicts a dune setting  Based on the diagram, which of the following statements is true?

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A)   The right side of the dune has a gentler slope.
B)   The wind direction will likely always remain the same.
C)   Sand is moved up the left side of the dune and slips down the right side.
D)   The leeward side is the left side of each dune.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

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.

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A)   playa
B)   loess
C)   alluvial fan
D)   inselbergE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Please note the rock in the picture below  It is out of place from the surrounding terrane and is known as an "erratic". Knowing that glaciers p through this area, how did it get here?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was exposed by glacial erosion.
B)   It was deposited by a meltwater stream.
C)   It was carried in glacial ice from far away.
D)   It used to be a mountain but is all that is left after glacial erosion.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Glacial sediments or tills are characterized by______.

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A)   cirques, arêtes, and hanging valleys
B)   very fine- grained, highly polished clasts
C)   striations
D)   wide variations in sizes of clasts
E)   moraines and glacial flourF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

If all of the ice now stored in Antarctica's glaciers melted, what would happen?

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A)   Sea water would become fresh enough to drink because glaciers are made of fresh water.
B)   Sea level would rise flooding many coastal cities.
C)   Icebergs would float to the equatorial regions of the earth where they would lower the temperature and cause the climate to become cooler.
D)   Because glacial melt water is less dense than sea water, the glacial melt will float on top of the ocean and not affect the land areas.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

An______ is a deposit created by a former meltwater channel or tunnel in glacial ice that was filled with sand and gravel.

Accepted Answer

A)   yazoo ridge
B)   kettle
C)   valley plain
D)   eskerE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Arid and semiarid climates cover about______ percent of Earth's land surface.

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A)   30
B)   50
C)   10
D)   60E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Melting and ______are two forms of ablation.

Accepted Answer

A)   plastic flow
B)   calving
C)   deflation
D)   striationsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Deserts are a landscape of great importance on our Earth. Describe some of the reasons why deserts exist on Earth what is causing them to form..

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Students should describe that in low lat...

Question 20

During the Ice Age, the climate was______ .

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A)   mostly much colder than today
B)   always slightly colder than today
C)   mostly slightly colder than today
D)   always much colder than todayE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 10: Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind

If all of the ice now stored in Antarctica's glaciers melted, what would happen?

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Deserts are a landscape of great importance on our Earth. Describe some of the reasons why deserts exist on Earth what is causing them to form..

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

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Explain why crevasses only penetrate partway through a glacier. What limits their depth?

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An______ is a deposit created by a former meltwater channel or tunnel in glacial ice that was filled with sand and gravel.

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-In the figure above, identify the letter corresponding to an alluvial fan.

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Glacial sediments or tills are characterized by______.

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Note the diagram below, which depicts a dune setting Based on the diagram, which of the following statements is true?

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During the Ice Age, the climate was______ .

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Please note the rock in the picture below It is out of place from the surrounding terrane and is known as an "erratic". Knowing that glaciers p through this area, how did it get here?

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Arêtes, horns, and U- shaped valleys are______ features of ______glaciers.

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When a glacier is retreating, the upstream ice is ______.

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Desert and steppe lands cover about what percentage of Earth's land area?

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Melting and ______are two forms of ablation.

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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.

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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.

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Which of the following is not a major factor controlling glacial erosion?

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Arid and semiarid climates cover about______ percent of Earth's land surface.

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Glaciers can form______ .

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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.

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