Question 1

The Pleistocene Epoch __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   didn't create glaciers over all the land surface
B)   is associated with the Laurentide ice sheet
C)   may not yet have ended
D)   had several interglacial periods
E)   is correctly described by all of the above

Question 2

Morainal surfaces containing a number of mounds and depressions are called _________topography.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which of the following is accepted as the single, causal mechanism for the Pleistocene climate changes?

Accepted Answer

A)   changes in the solar radiation received by Earth
B)   changes in the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide
C)   changes in Earth's orbit
D)   changes in the positions of the continents
E)   none of the above is widely accepted

Question 4

Which of the following terms is synonymous for "glacier flow"?

Accepted Answer

A)   glacier equilibrium
B)   glacier advance
C)   glacier wastage
D)   glacier ablation
E)   none of the above

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

______are the largest landforms produced by mountain glaciation.

Accepted Answer

A)   Kames
B)   Eskers
C)   Drumlins
D)   Lateral moraines
E)   Terminal moraines

Question 7

The result of mountain glaciation is to__________mountain topography.

Accepted Answer

A)   sharpen
B)   erode
C)   deepen
D)   steepen
E)   do all of the above

Question 8

The most prominent pluvial development of the Pleistocene was the appearance of many _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   square kilometers of permafrost
B)   lakes
C)   terminal moraines
D)   mountain glaciers
E)   aretes

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)   nunataks
B)   outlet glaciers
C)   ne´ve´
D)   periglacials
E)   none of the above

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT belong with the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Hills rounded and sheared off by glacial erosion are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   kettles
B)   calderas
C)   roche moutonnees
D)   till
E)   moraines

Question 12

Comparing two locations on a glacier, it is likely they are

Accepted Answer

A)   moving at a rate of about 30 meters per day.
B)   moving in opposite directions.
C)   moving uphill.
D)   moving at different rates.
E)   both in equilibrium.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

In Alaska, most of the contemporary glaciers are found mainly in the_____ portion of the state.

Accepted Answer

A)   central
B)   western
C)   northern
D)   southern
E)   eastern

Question 15

The first feature carved by a mountain glacier is a(n) ________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   erratic
B)   arete
C)   horn
D)   moraine
E)   cirque E

Question 16

Glacial runoff primarily occurs ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

_________is composed of stratified (layered)  drift.

Accepted Answer

A)   A drumlin
B)   A nunatak
C)   A valley train
D)   An esker
E)   A lateral moraine

Question 18

The amount of erosion done by glaciation is NOT affected by the_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   bedrock structure
B)   rate of ice flow
C)   thickness of the ice
D)   roughness of terrain
E)   periglacial conditions

Question 19

In square kilometers, which of the following is CLOSEST to the amount of land surface covered by Pleistocene ice?

Accepted Answer

A)   1 billion
B)   1 thousand
C)   50 million
D)   50 thousand
E)   1 million C

Question 20

The presence of multiple medial moraines indicates________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   several glaciers have joined
B)   ablation is greater than accumulation
C)   accumulation is greater than ablation
D)   the presence of a glacial surge
E)   glacial erosion is particularly weak

Exam 19: Glacial Modification of Terrain

The Pleistocene Epoch __________.

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Morainal surfaces containing a number of mounds and depressions are called _________topography.

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Which of the following is accepted as the single, causal mechanism for the Pleistocene climate changes?

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Which of the following terms is synonymous for "glacier flow"?

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

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______are the largest landforms produced by mountain glaciation.

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The result of mountain glaciation is to__________mountain topography.

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The most prominent pluvial development of the Pleistocene was the appearance of many _________.

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

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Which of the following does NOT belong with the following?

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Hills rounded and sheared off by glacial erosion are called ________.

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Comparing two locations on a glacier, it is likely they are

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

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In Alaska, most of the contemporary glaciers are found mainly in the_____ portion of the state.

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The first feature carved by a mountain glacier is a(n) ________ .

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Glacial runoff primarily occurs ________.

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_________is composed of stratified (layered) drift.

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The amount of erosion done by glaciation is NOT affected by the_________ .

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In square kilometers, which of the following is CLOSEST to the amount of land surface covered by Pleistocene ice?

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The presence of multiple medial moraines indicates________ .

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