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GLACIERS, GLACIATION, SEA LEVEL RISE AND SEPs

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists predictions about the ________of weather is due to current global warming.

a)

rotation

b)

variability

c)

catastrophic

d)

trend

2.
Poorly graded (unsorted) rock material deposited directly by a glacier.
a)
glacial drift
b)
stratified drift
c)
till
d)
glacier
3.
Till deposited in the front of a glacier
a)
ground moraine
b)
lateral moraine
c)
terminal moraine
d)
medial moraine
4.
What is a bowl-shaped depression formed by glacial erosion?
a)
cirque
b)
arrete
c)
ice pack
d)
kettle
5.

If the global warming __________ continues, the polar ice caps could melt

a)

variability

b)

catastrophic

c)

trend

d)

observation

6.
Glaciers form when _____.
a)
less snow falls than melts 
b)
more snow falls than melts 
c)
less rain falls than freezes 
d)
more rain falls than freezes 
7.
All of the following were formed by glaciers EXCEPT _____.
a)
Long Island
b)
Niagra Falls
c)
Great Lakes
d)
Grand Canyon
8.

What part of the Earth do most glaciers occupy?

a)

Antarctica & Greenland

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

9.

2. Where do glaciers form?

a. Near the South Pole

b. Near the North Pole

c. High in the mountains

d. All of the above

e. None of the Above

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

10.
Scientists today can use glacial ice to learn more about....
a)
dinosaurs
b)
climate change
c)
valleys
d)
reservoirs
11.
A glacier is __________
a)
series of frozen lakes that line up parallel to one another 
b)
series of frozen seas that rest in the interior of continents 
c)
o  large body of ice that does not move across the earth's surface 
d)
large body of ice and snow that shows evidence of movement 
12.
Ice sheets once covered the upper northeastern portion of the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Melting glaciers means...

a)

more rain

b)

accelerating sea level rise

c)

more sun

d)

trouble for elephants

14.

Why are glaciers important?

a)

They protect certain species

b)

melting glaciers would increase sea level

c)

melting glaciers would throw off the ecosystem of the oceans

d)

all of the above

15.
When a glacier melts quickly or water under a glacier is suddenly released, the result is known as _____.
a)
an eruption 
b)
a crevasse 
c)
an outburst flood 
d)
a terminal moraine 
16.
What type of glacier forms over large, flat, land masses and is shaped like a dome?
a)
an iceburg
b)
a crevasse
c)
a continental glacier
d)
an alpine glacier
17.
Icebergs form when a glacier flows into a body of water and cracks apart. This process is known as _____.
a)
drifting
b)
cracking
c)
calving
d)
crevassing
18.

The diagram below shows a glacial landscape feature forming over time from a melting block of ice. This glacial landscape feature is best identified as

a)

a kettle lake

b)

an outwash plain

c)

a finger lake

d)

a moraine

19.

The cross section below represents the transport of sediments by a glacier. At which location is deposition most likely the dominant process?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Unsorted, angular, rough-surfaced cobbles and boulders are found at the base of a cliff. What most likely transported these cobbles and boulders?

a)

running water

b)

wind

c)

gravity

d)

ocean currents

21.

Which feature will most likely form when the partially buried ice block melts?

a)

drumlin

b)

morraine

c)

kettle lake

d)

finger lake

22.
_____ is rock debris embedded in base of ice create polishing, grooves and striations.
a)
Plucking
b)
Abrasion
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
23.
_____ is the removal of large chunks of rock debris.
a)
Plucking
b)
Abrasion
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
24.
_____ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock
a)
Plucking
b)
Abrasion
c)
Straitions
d)
Till
25.
_____ are are lines deposited at bottom or along sides of glaciers.
a)
Eskers
b)
Till
c)
Erratics
d)
Moraines
26.
5. A________is a span of time when ice moves toward the equator.
a)
Glaciation
b)
Interglaciation
27.
A _____ is a glacially carved valley flooded by the sea.
a)
volcano
b)
moraine
c)
out-wash bason
d)
fjiord
28.
What feature forms when a glacier reaches the ocean and a portion breaks off through a process called calving?
a)
an iceberg
b)
a marine glacier
c)
an alpine glacier
d)
an ice sheet
29.

What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

a)

Melting Sea Ice

b)

Melting Land Ice

c)

Climate Change

30.
How does atmospheric carbon dioxide affect global temperature?
a)
more CO2, lower temperature
b)
less CO2, lower temperature
c)
less CO2, higher temperature
d)
more CO2, higher temperature
31.
What happens when energy from the Sun encounters a white surface (ice or snow)? The energy is:
a)
reflected off the surface and leaves the atmosphere
b)
reflected off the surface and trapped in the atmosphere
c)
absorbed by the surface and stored in the land and ocean
d)
absorbed by the surface, radiating heat into the atmosphere
32.
Describe how changes in the amount of ice covering Earth's surface can affect Earth's temperature.
a)
more ice, more reflection, cooler temperature
b)
more ice, less reflection, cooler temperature
c)
more ice, more absorption, cooler temperature
d)
more ice, less absorption, warmer temperature
33.
Where has the temperature changed the most?
a)
central latitude
b)
central longitude
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
34.

Which of the following is a type of variable that can be manipulated or is being experimented?

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

controlled variable

d)

none of the above

35.

Another name for dependent variable is _______________ because it is the outcome or expected result of the experiment or study.

a)

manipulated variable

b)

responding variable

c)

constant

d)

none of the above

36.

The statement made as a probable answer to the problem is also called ______________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

conclusion

c)

evidence

d)

reasoning

37.

One way of presenting data gathered from an experiment by using lines, bars, with appropriate scales, labels and title is _______________.

a)

table

b)

diagram

c)

graph

d)

map

38.

Models are used to develop explanations to natural phenomena and help in making predictions on hypothetical explanations.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which variables remain unchanged across the experimental and controlled groups?

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

Controlled

40.

The conclusion or the summary of findings or results of an experimental study includes the following except-

a)

claim or hypothesis

b)

evidence or data analysis

c)

problem

d)

reasoning

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