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Ch 7
Test Description: Earth Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is true about ice sheets
A
they are the smallest type of glacier
B
they flow in all directions
C
they usually flow down valleys
D
they are found in high mountainous areas
2) A thick ice mass that forms over the land from the accumulation, compaction, and recrystallization of snow is a
A
fjord
B
cirque
C
drumlin
D
glacier
3) Where do glaciers form
A
only in high mountains
B
in areas where more snow falls than melts
C
only in oceans
D
only at the poles
4) The loosening and lifting of blocks by rock by glaciers is called
A
till
B
abrasion
C
wastage
D
plucking
5) One characteristic of glacial movement is that
A
new snowfall accumulates in a zone at the bottom of the glacier
B
the movement depend on the balance between accumulation and wastage
C
all glaciers, regardless of size, move at about the same rate
D
the zone of wastage is at the top of the glacier
6) (in your book p 197 figure 12) Where is the outwash plain
A
the very flat part, on the very right of the picture
B
between the flat part to the right and the glacier to the left
C
the layer below the surface
D
the glaciers part, on the very left of the picture
7) (in your book p 197 figure 12) What features were deposited by streams flowing in tunnels beneath the ice
A
kettle lakes
B
eskers
C
drumlins
D
kames
8) Which of the following is NOT an effect that Pleistocene glaciers had on the landscape
A
worldwide changes in sea level
B
climate changes
C
changes in river drainage
D
extinction of the dinasaurs
9) Which of the following features was formed by glacial erosion
A
the Great Lakes
B
the Mississippi River
C
the Basin and Range
D
the Missouri River
10) In the desert, ephemeral streams
A
run continuously, although the amount of flow varies
B
carry water underground
C
are actually stream beds that no longer carry water
D
run only after it rains
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