Geography 2051- Namikas Final Exam Questions & Answers | 100% Verified
solutions (2026) UPDATE |2026!! STUDY GUIDE EXAM
glacial-interglacial cycles during the Pleistocene are thought to be related to temperature fluctuations
associated with ______ - (answer)Alpine Glaciers
which of the following would not be considered part of the cryosphere? - (answer)none of the above
where are 90% of the Earth's glaciers found? - (answer)Antarctica
True or False? New global ice forms mainly in the ablation zone of the glacier - (answer)false
what are the icy pellets or granules that form as an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice? -
(answer)firn
glacial ice forms - (answer)stagnant
where would a glacier be located if melting causes mass losses that are balanced with the formation of
new ice? - (answer)above the snow line
what are bowl shaped depressions created near the peaks of mountains by the formation of alpine
glaciers? - (answer)cirques
what results from basal slip and internal deformation? - (answer)the flow of glacial ice
what characteristic can be used to recognize river valleys that have been glaciated? - (answer)u-shaped
cross-section
what are the sharp, jagged mountain peaks formed by glacial erosion? - (answer)horns
, Geography 2051- Namikas Final Exam Questions & Answers | 100% Verified
solutions (2026) UPDATE |2026!! STUDY GUIDE EXAM
what are the sinuous ridges of sediment that mark the former location of meltwater streams on/within
the glacial ice? - (answer)eskers
which layer of soil thaws out annually in an area underlain by permafrost? - (answer)active layer
what are the areas of unfrozen ground (often beneath water bodies) within the continuous permafrost
zone? - (answer)taliks
Longitude lines up in which directions in reference to the prime meridian? - (answer)east and west
what affects a wave? - (answer)all of the above
what is the biggest part of the crust? - (answer)lithosphere
true or false? longshore currents occur in the swash zone - (answer)false
what kind of eruption has low viscosity, a soft and non-violent eruption, mafic magma, and usually
occurs in shield volcanoes? - (answer)effusive
when does folding occur? - (answer)under compression when forces act towards each other
what are the 3 types of forces? - (answer)tension, compression, shear
when does faulting occur? - (answer)under tension when forces pull away from each other
what are the 3 types of faults? - (answer)normal, reverse/thrust, strike-slip/lateral/transform
solutions (2026) UPDATE |2026!! STUDY GUIDE EXAM
glacial-interglacial cycles during the Pleistocene are thought to be related to temperature fluctuations
associated with ______ - (answer)Alpine Glaciers
which of the following would not be considered part of the cryosphere? - (answer)none of the above
where are 90% of the Earth's glaciers found? - (answer)Antarctica
True or False? New global ice forms mainly in the ablation zone of the glacier - (answer)false
what are the icy pellets or granules that form as an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice? -
(answer)firn
glacial ice forms - (answer)stagnant
where would a glacier be located if melting causes mass losses that are balanced with the formation of
new ice? - (answer)above the snow line
what are bowl shaped depressions created near the peaks of mountains by the formation of alpine
glaciers? - (answer)cirques
what results from basal slip and internal deformation? - (answer)the flow of glacial ice
what characteristic can be used to recognize river valleys that have been glaciated? - (answer)u-shaped
cross-section
what are the sharp, jagged mountain peaks formed by glacial erosion? - (answer)horns
, Geography 2051- Namikas Final Exam Questions & Answers | 100% Verified
solutions (2026) UPDATE |2026!! STUDY GUIDE EXAM
what are the sinuous ridges of sediment that mark the former location of meltwater streams on/within
the glacial ice? - (answer)eskers
which layer of soil thaws out annually in an area underlain by permafrost? - (answer)active layer
what are the areas of unfrozen ground (often beneath water bodies) within the continuous permafrost
zone? - (answer)taliks
Longitude lines up in which directions in reference to the prime meridian? - (answer)east and west
what affects a wave? - (answer)all of the above
what is the biggest part of the crust? - (answer)lithosphere
true or false? longshore currents occur in the swash zone - (answer)false
what kind of eruption has low viscosity, a soft and non-violent eruption, mafic magma, and usually
occurs in shield volcanoes? - (answer)effusive
when does folding occur? - (answer)under compression when forces act towards each other
what are the 3 types of forces? - (answer)tension, compression, shear
when does faulting occur? - (answer)under tension when forces pull away from each other
what are the 3 types of faults? - (answer)normal, reverse/thrust, strike-slip/lateral/transform
