Unit 45 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

A cooling period, in which ice expands is known as a(n):
a) ice age
b) glaciation
c) deglaciation
d) interglacial
e) cryospheration

Question 2:

Granular and compacted snow that undergoes further compression in glacial formation is called:
a) firn
b) basal ice
c) roche moutonnee
d) karst
e) foehn

Question 3:

In order to remain in equilibrium, a glacier loses matter in its zone of:
a) accumulation
b) precipitation
c) ablation
d) compression
e) phreation

Question 4:

Which factor does not affect the temperature of basal ice?
a) bedrock temperature
b) weight of overlying ice
c) pressure
d) direction of flow
e) all of these factors affect basal ice temperature

Question 5:

An occasional rapid and sustained movement of a glacier is known as a(n):
a) glaciation
b) advance
c) slide
d) ablation
e) surge

Question 6:

Glacial creep refers to the movement of the entire glacier over rock.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

Temperature does not decrease evenly with increasing depth in a glacier.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

The most common landform associated with abrasion is the roche moutonnee.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

The rigid upper layer of a glacier is often cut by large cracks called crevasses.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

A glacier receives moisture inputs in its zone of ablation.
a) True
b) False

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