EAPS 112 Chapter 17 Pre/Post Test Questions & Answers 2023/2024
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EAPS 112 Chapter 17 Pre/Post Test Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Which condition would most likely prompt global cooling? - ANSWER-reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Erosion by valley glaciers yields bowl-shaped depressions on mountainsides called ________ . - ANSWER-cirques
Lake Bon...
EAPS 112 Chapter 17 Pre/Post Test
Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Which condition would most likely prompt global cooling? - ANSWER-reducing carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere
Erosion by valley glaciers yields bowl-shaped depressions on mountainsides called ________ . - ANSWER-
cirques
Lake Bonneville was a large Pleistocene ________ lake. At the present time, all that remains of it is
________ . - ANSWER-pluvial; the Great Salt Lake
How are continental glaciers and ice caps different? - ANSWER-Ice caps are smaller.
Which type of moraine would mark the farthest advance of a glacier? - ANSWER-terminal
During the Pleistocene, continental glaciers covered about ________ percent of the Earth's land surface.
- ANSWER-30
Imagine you find four rocks (A, B, C, D). A is 2.9 billion years old, B is 650 million years old, C is 220
million years old, and D is 2.3 million years old. Which was formed during the Quaternary Period? -
ANSWER-D
The zone of accumulation is at a ________ elevation than the zone of wastage. In the zone of
accumulation, additions ________ losses. - ANSWER-higher; exceed
Which timeframe is marked by extensive glaciation as well as widespread tectonism and volcanism? -
ANSWER-Pleistocene
One legacy of the Pleistocene is that areas formerly covered by thick glaciers are ________ in elevation
due to isostatic ________ . - ANSWER-rising; adjustment
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