EARTH SCIENCE 1086 EXAM 2 | 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED|120 REAL
EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
Antarctica - (answer)What is the world's largest ice sheet located today?
- Greenland
- Alaska
- Iceland
- Antarctica
They originate on land. - (answer)Which one of the following is true of glaciers?
- they originate on land
- they exist only in the Northern hemisphere
- they show evidence of flow only from the past
- they form from the recrystallization of water
a piedmont glacier - (answer)When a valley glacier leaves the mountain and enters
the relative flat lands below, it may spread out to form _________.
- an ice cap
- a piedmont glacier
- an ice shelf
,- a lateral moraine
glacial budget - (answer)The balance or lack of balance between accumulation and
wastage is called ________.
- glacial trough
- glacial ice
- glacial budget
- glacial plucking
in the zone of fracture - (answer)Where do crevasses form?
- in the zone of fracture
- below the zone of fracture
- at the terminus
- in icebergs
the terminus will move downhill ("advance") - (answer)If accumulation exceeds
ablation in a glacial budget, which of the following will happen?
- the terminus will move downhill ("advance")
- the terminus will shift uphill ("retreat")
- the glacier will begin to flow uphill
,- the glacier will melt away due to climate change
is in the zone of wastage - (answer)A glacier's downstream end ________.
- is where new ice is added through compaction of snowfall
- is in the zone of wastage
- is where the fastest flow occurs
- is where cirques get carved out
at a rate between 2 meters (6.5 feet) and 800 meters (2600 feet) per year -
(answer)Although rates of glacial movement vary from region, on average the
Antarctic Ice Sheet moves _______.
- at a rate between 2 meters (6.5 feet) and 800 meters (2600 feet) per year
- throughout the entire glacial ice mass
- at a rate between 1.6 to 8 kilometers per hour (1 and 5 miles per hour)
- only when the snow is falling
by comparing their grain size and sorting - (answer)If you were on a geology field
trip in an area of glacial deposition, how would you distinguish between samples
of till and
stratified drift?
, - with a rock hammer
- by comparing their grain size and sorting
- by comparing the specific gravity of the two samples
- with hydrochloric acid
lateral - (answer)Which of the following is a variety of moraine?
- lateral
- cirque
- kettle
- hanging
in areas of ground moraine - (answer)Where are drumlins formed?
- in areas of alpine glaciation
- in areas of ground moraine
- in fiords
- in areas of glacial plucking
cirques - (answer)_________ are erosional features produced by valley (alpine)
glaciers.
- Moraines
EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
Antarctica - (answer)What is the world's largest ice sheet located today?
- Greenland
- Alaska
- Iceland
- Antarctica
They originate on land. - (answer)Which one of the following is true of glaciers?
- they originate on land
- they exist only in the Northern hemisphere
- they show evidence of flow only from the past
- they form from the recrystallization of water
a piedmont glacier - (answer)When a valley glacier leaves the mountain and enters
the relative flat lands below, it may spread out to form _________.
- an ice cap
- a piedmont glacier
- an ice shelf
,- a lateral moraine
glacial budget - (answer)The balance or lack of balance between accumulation and
wastage is called ________.
- glacial trough
- glacial ice
- glacial budget
- glacial plucking
in the zone of fracture - (answer)Where do crevasses form?
- in the zone of fracture
- below the zone of fracture
- at the terminus
- in icebergs
the terminus will move downhill ("advance") - (answer)If accumulation exceeds
ablation in a glacial budget, which of the following will happen?
- the terminus will move downhill ("advance")
- the terminus will shift uphill ("retreat")
- the glacier will begin to flow uphill
,- the glacier will melt away due to climate change
is in the zone of wastage - (answer)A glacier's downstream end ________.
- is where new ice is added through compaction of snowfall
- is in the zone of wastage
- is where the fastest flow occurs
- is where cirques get carved out
at a rate between 2 meters (6.5 feet) and 800 meters (2600 feet) per year -
(answer)Although rates of glacial movement vary from region, on average the
Antarctic Ice Sheet moves _______.
- at a rate between 2 meters (6.5 feet) and 800 meters (2600 feet) per year
- throughout the entire glacial ice mass
- at a rate between 1.6 to 8 kilometers per hour (1 and 5 miles per hour)
- only when the snow is falling
by comparing their grain size and sorting - (answer)If you were on a geology field
trip in an area of glacial deposition, how would you distinguish between samples
of till and
stratified drift?
, - with a rock hammer
- by comparing their grain size and sorting
- by comparing the specific gravity of the two samples
- with hydrochloric acid
lateral - (answer)Which of the following is a variety of moraine?
- lateral
- cirque
- kettle
- hanging
in areas of ground moraine - (answer)Where are drumlins formed?
- in areas of alpine glaciation
- in areas of ground moraine
- in fiords
- in areas of glacial plucking
cirques - (answer)_________ are erosional features produced by valley (alpine)
glaciers.
- Moraines
