Question 1

A(n)  _________represents a former meltwater channel or tunnel on, in, or beneath glacial ice, that became filled with sand and gravel.

Accepted Answer

A)   valley train
B)   esker
C)   kettle
D)   drumlinE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The_________ was the most recent Pleistocene glacial episode in North America.

Accepted Answer

A)   Kansan
B)   Dakotan
C)   Wisconsinan
D)   IndiananE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

All of the following descriptions apply to stratified drift (not till)  except for___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   deposited or redeposited by glacial meltwater
B)   commonly layered, well sorted sand and gravel beds
C)   rock flour deposited directly from advancing ice
D)   deposited in advance of the ice front on outwash plains, in glacial lakes, or fjordsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

What type of moraine is formed by the merging of two lateral moraines at a junction of two valley glaciers?

Accepted Answer

A)   recessional
B)   collateral
C)   medial
D)   groundE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Where is the world's second largest continental ice sheet?

Accepted Answer

A)   Greenland
B)   Iceland
C)   Siberian Russia
D)   AntarcticaE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

The steep, triangular shaped cliffs that flank hanging valleys are called______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   arêtes
B)   truncated spurs
C)   faceted nunataks
D)   lateral morainesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Who co- discovered Canada's first diamond mine in the Northwest Territories?

Accepted Answer

A)   Milutin Milankovitch and James Croll
B)   Louis Agassiz and Ignaz Venetz
C)   Charles Fipke and Stuart Blusson
D)   Paul Hoffman and Guy NarbonneE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

During ice- age times when glaciers are present, water is typically stored as glacial ice and removed from the hydrologic cycle for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   hundreds of millions of years
B)   less than a few months
C)   up to several years
D)   tens of thousands of yearsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Boulders that are lithologically different than the local bedrock (like a loose Precambrian gneiss found sitting on top of bedded Paleozoic limestones)  are called_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   erratics
B)   transportees
C)   ectatics
D)   come from awaysE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

What term describes open fissures in the brittle, surface ice of a glacier?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following is often associated with a cirque basin in high, mountainous terrain?

Accepted Answer

A)   saline lake
B)   arête pond
C)   kettle
D)   tarn lakeE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 9: Crustal Deformation

Who co- discovered Canada's first diamond mine in the Northwest Territories?

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Where is the world's second largest continental ice sheet?

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Boulders that are lithologically different than the local bedrock (like a loose Precambrian gneiss found sitting on top of bedded Paleozoic limestones) are called_________ .

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During ice- age times when glaciers are present, water is typically stored as glacial ice and removed from the hydrologic cycle for ______.

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What type of moraine is formed by the merging of two lateral moraines at a junction of two valley glaciers?

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A(n) _________represents a former meltwater channel or tunnel on, in, or beneath glacial ice, that became filled with sand and gravel.

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The_________ was the most recent Pleistocene glacial episode in North America.

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The steep, triangular shaped cliffs that flank hanging valleys are called______________ .

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What term describes open fissures in the brittle, surface ice of a glacier?

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Which of the following is often associated with a cirque basin in high, mountainous terrain?

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All of the following descriptions apply to stratified drift (not till) except for___________ .

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Who co- discovered Canada's first diamond mine in the Northwest Territories?

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Where is the world's second largest continental ice sheet?

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Boulders that are lithologically different than the local bedrock (like a loose Precambrian gneiss found sitting on top of bedded Paleozoic limestones) are called_________ .

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During ice- age times when glaciers are present, water is typically stored as glacial ice and removed from the hydrologic cycle for ______.

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What type of moraine is formed by the merging of two lateral moraines at a junction of two valley glaciers?

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A(n) _________represents a former meltwater channel or tunnel on, in, or beneath glacial ice, that became filled with sand and gravel.

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The_________ was the most recent Pleistocene glacial episode in North America.

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The steep, triangular shaped cliffs that flank hanging valleys are called______________ .

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What term describes open fissures in the brittle, surface ice of a glacier?

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Which of the following is often associated with a cirque basin in high, mountainous terrain?

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All of the following descriptions apply to stratified drift (not till) except for___________ .

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