Question 1

How can the boundary between the zones of accumulation and wastage on a glacier be located during the spring and summer?

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The boundary can be found by l...

Question 2

Briefly explain how a hanging valley forms.

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A hanging valley forms from th...

Question 3

Straight scratches on rock surfaces created by glacial abrasion are known as what?

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A)   rock flour
B)   glacial striations
C)   glacial till
D)   varves
E)   morainesF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Glacial till is ____.

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A)   any sediment deposited as a result of glacial activity
B)   boulders transported long distances and deposited by glaciers
C)   an elongated spoon-shaped hill that has been shaped by an overriding glacier
D)   unstratified sediment deposited directly by a glacier
E)   a lake within an outwash plain.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

The decade from 2000 to 2009 was the hottest on record so far.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Basal slip becomes a more important means of glacier movement in warmer months when more meltwater collects at a glacier's base.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are dropstones,and what do they indicate?

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Dropstones are gravel- to boulder-sized ...

Question 8

A glacial landform that forms at the head of glacial valleys or troughs is called a(n) ____.

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A)   roche moutonnée
B)   esker
C)   kame
D)   arête
E)   cirqueF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Why do continental glaciers generally flow more slowly than valley glaciers?

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Continental glaciers are relat...

Question 10

What is a lake formed within a cirque called?

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A)   arête
B)   esker
C)   tarn
D)   fjord
E)   drumlinF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 11

When snow thaws and refreezes,which results in a loss of air and pore spaces,the result is ____________________.

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The answer of When snow thaws and refreezes,which results in...

Question 12

Where is the largest existing glacier located?

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A)   Greenland
B)   Alaska
C)   The Alps
D)   Patagonia
E)   AntarcticaF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

The two major types of glaciers are ____________________ and ____________________.

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continenta...

Question 14

In general,rates of glacial flow are greatest in the zone of ____________________.

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The answer of In general,rates of glacial flow are greatest...

Question 15

Finely laminated,alternating light and dark layers of sediment deposited in a glacial lake are known as glacial ____________________.

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The answer of Finely laminated,alternating light and dark layers of...

Question 16

How does the water bound in glaciers eventually re-enter the hydrologic cycle?

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by calving...

Question 17

Is ice a mineral? Explain.

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Yes,ice is a mineral.It is a n...

Question 18

Glaciers move primarily by ____________________ flow.

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The answer of Glaciers move primarily by ____________________ flow....

Question 19

The climatic event that began with cooling in about AD 1300 and lasted until the middle 1800s is known as the Little ____________________.

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The answer of The climatic event that began with cooling...

Question 20

Valleys carved by glaciers are distinctive because they are V-shaped in cross-section.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Glaciers and Glaciation

Is ice a mineral? Explain.

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The two major types of glaciers are ____________________ and ____________________.

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In general,rates of glacial flow are greatest in the zone of ____________________.

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Valleys carved by glaciers are distinctive because they are V-shaped in cross-section.

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Finely laminated,alternating light and dark layers of sediment deposited in a glacial lake are known as glacial ____________________.

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Glaciers move primarily by ____________________ flow.

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A glacial landform that forms at the head of glacial valleys or troughs is called a(n) ____.

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Briefly explain how a hanging valley forms.

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Why do continental glaciers generally flow more slowly than valley glaciers?

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Basal slip becomes a more important means of glacier movement in warmer months when more meltwater collects at a glacier's base.

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Where is the largest existing glacier located?

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How does the water bound in glaciers eventually re-enter the hydrologic cycle?

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What are dropstones,and what do they indicate?

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Straight scratches on rock surfaces created by glacial abrasion are known as what?

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How can the boundary between the zones of accumulation and wastage on a glacier be located during the spring and summer?

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The climatic event that began with cooling in about AD 1300 and lasted until the middle 1800s is known as the Little ____________________.

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Glacial till is ____.

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When snow thaws and refreezes,which results in a loss of air and pore spaces,the result is ____________________.

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The decade from 2000 to 2009 was the hottest on record so far.

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