Question 1

The Holocene is NOT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an epoch in Earth history
B)   the present time in Earth history
C)   a part of the Pleistocene
D)   the part of Earth history that started 10,000 years ago
E)   before the Pleistocene in Earth history

Question 2

Glacial erosion invariably produces smooth valley slopes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following features is NOT composed of stratified drift?

Accepted Answer

A)   outwash plains
B)   valley trains
C)   drumlins
D)   eskers
E)   kames

Question 4

Glaciers often polish rock to form grooves and smaller, similar features called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   paternosters
B)   till
C)   drumlins
D)   finger lakes
E)   striations

Question 5

What accounts for the quantity and quality of soil found north versus south of the U.S./Canadian border?

Accepted Answer

The spread centers of the continental ic...

Question 6

Long tongues of ice which surround the margin of continental ice sheets are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   periglacials
B)   nunataks
C)   névé
D)   outlet glaciers
E)   proglacial glaciers

Question 7

Glacial runoff primarily occurs ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   as ice in the winter
B)   at night
C)   after heavy snows
D)   in the daytime
E)   in the zone of accumulation

Question 8

The glacial scouring by bedrock embedded in ice is erosion by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ablation
B)   accumulation
C)   periglacial
D)   abrasion
E)   basal slip

Question 9

U-shaped stream valleys are indicators that a mountain stream valley has been glaciated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Alaska was completely covered by a Pleistocene ice sheet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Drift" applies cumulatively to all of the materials carried by glaciers for deposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A piedmont glacier is a type of mountain glacier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

About ________ percent of the world's land ice resides in places other than Greenland and Antarctica.

Accepted Answer

A)   4
B)   24
C)   54
D)   84
E)   94

Question 14

The maximum extent of a glacier is marked by a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hanging valley
B)   lateral moraine
C)   terminal moraine
D)   valley train
E)   tarn

Question 15

Describe the similarities and differences between a valley glaciated by a continental ice sheet and one glaciated by a mountain glacier.

Accepted Answer

The confining valley causes the smaller,...

Question 16

The longest recorded glacial advance in 24 hours was on the order of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   3 centimeters
B)   30 centimeters
C)   3 meters
D)   30 meters
E)   300 meters

Question 17

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)   ablation
B)   glacial growth
C)   accumulation
D)   equilibrium line
E)   periglacial processes

Question 18

The approximate maximum thickness of contemporary glacial ice is ________ meters.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Lake Missoula drained catastrophically and created the ________ in Washington state.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lake Missoula drained catastrophically and created the...

Question 20

How many major glacial episodes are included in the Pleistocene Epoch?

Accepted Answer

A)   none
B)   two
C)   as many as 18 or 19
D)   as many as 50 or 60
E)   as many as 100 or 150

Exam 19: Glacial Modification of Terrain

The longest recorded glacial advance in 24 hours was on the order of ________.

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The Holocene is NOT ________.

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Alaska was completely covered by a Pleistocene ice sheet.

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The maximum extent of a glacier is marked by a ________.

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Long tongues of ice which surround the margin of continental ice sheets are called ________.

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Lake Missoula drained catastrophically and created the ________ in Washington state.

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Describe the similarities and differences between a valley glaciated by a continental ice sheet and one glaciated by a mountain glacier.

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Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

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The approximate maximum thickness of contemporary glacial ice is ________ meters.

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U-shaped stream valleys are indicators that a mountain stream valley has been glaciated.

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Which of the following features is NOT composed of stratified drift?

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Glaciers often polish rock to form grooves and smaller, similar features called ________.

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A piedmont glacier is a type of mountain glacier.

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Glacial runoff primarily occurs ________.

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Glacial erosion invariably produces smooth valley slopes.

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What accounts for the quantity and quality of soil found north versus south of the U.S./Canadian border?

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"Drift" applies cumulatively to all of the materials carried by glaciers for deposition.

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How many major glacial episodes are included in the Pleistocene Epoch?

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The glacial scouring by bedrock embedded in ice is erosion by ________.

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About ________ percent of the world's land ice resides in places other than Greenland and Antarctica.

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