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Materials deposited during a lengthy pause in glacial retreat are known as ________.


A) terminal moraines
B) recessional moraines
C) lateral moraines
D) eskers
E) till plains

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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According to the map in the textbook, which continent had the greatest percentage of its land covered by ice?


A) Asia
B) North America
C) South America
D) Europe
E) Australia

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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A(n) ________ is created by a group of cirques eroding into a mountain peak.


A) horn
B) cyclopean step
C) arete
D) tarn
E) truncated spur

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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The ________ Ice Shelf in West Antarctica is the world's largest.

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


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

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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During the Pleistocene, ________ was a time of ice retreat.


A) an interglacial
B) the Holocene
C) Wisconsin time
D) Würm time
E) Kansan time

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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