Question 1

Which numbered features)  on this photograph are consistent with the presence of glaciers sometime in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)   1, an arête
B)   2, U-shaped valley
C)   3, tarn
D)   all of theseE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an approach communities have tried to address shoreline problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   construction of a seawall
B)   construction of a jetty
C)   lowering the local sea level
D)   building a breakwater
E)   replenishing sandF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

What is one reason why the East Coast has so many bays and islands?

Accepted Answer

A)   the land has been uplifted by recent faulting
B)   the land has been downdropped by recent faulting
C)   water released from melting glaciers raised sea level
D)   a large tsunami from a meteoroid impact scoured the coastlineE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

If the amount of ice on the planet increased to the amount that was present during the last glacial maximum, how much would it cause global sea level to fall? If you do not remember the approximate size of this rise, the volume of additional ice is 52,000,000 km3 and the surface area of the world's ocean is 361,000,000 km2.

Accepted Answer

A)   less than 10 centimeters
B)   10 centimeters to 1 meter
C)   1 meter to 10 meters
D)   10 meters to 50 meters
E)   more than 50 metersF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

What is probably the least expensive approach for avoiding shoreline hazards?

Accepted Answer

A)   bringing in sand to replenish what is lost to storms
B)   using private insurance money to rebuild houses destroyed by erosion and waves
C)   using federal disaster money to rebuild houses destroyed by erosion and waves
D)   forbid the building of houses or other structures in high-risk areas
E)   building up the land level so communities, such as New Orleans, are above sea levelF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Which feature on this diagram is a tarn?

Accepted Answer

A)   1, the circular depression at the head of the valley
B)   2, a lake in the upper valley
C)   3, a steep ridge
D)   4, a valley that is above the level of the main valleyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

How can climate influence the processes along coastal landscapes

Accepted Answer

A)   it controls the amount of precipitation, which affects the amount of erosion
B)   it affects the size and intensity of storms
C)   wet climates result in more vegetation which may stabilize the soil
D)   melting glaciers cause sea level to rise
E)   all of theseF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Till is:

Accepted Answer

A)   sorted but not stratified.
B)   stratified but not sorted.
C)   sorted and stratified.
D)   neither sorted nor stratified.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

How are silt deposits called loess related to glaciers?

Accepted Answer

A)   they accumulate in lakes trapped behind glaciers
B)   they form in lakes as the lakes dried up at the end of the ice ages
C)   they were deposited by large glacially caused floods in the Pacific Northwest
D)   they are wind-blown accumulations and commonly are derived from glaciersE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 14: Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Which of the following is NOT an approach communities have tried to address shoreline problems?

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How are silt deposits called loess related to glaciers?

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What is probably the least expensive approach for avoiding shoreline hazards?

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Which numbered features) on this photograph are consistent with the presence of glaciers sometime in the past?

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Till is:

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Which feature on this diagram is a tarn?

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How can climate influence the processes along coastal landscapes

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What is one reason why the East Coast has so many bays and islands?

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Exam 14: Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Which of the following is NOT an approach communities have tried to address shoreline problems?

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How are silt deposits called loess related to glaciers?

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What is probably the least expensive approach for avoiding shoreline hazards?

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Which numbered features) on this photograph are consistent with the presence of glaciers sometime in the past?

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Till is:

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Which feature on this diagram is a tarn?

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How can climate influence the processes along coastal landscapes

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What is one reason why the East Coast has so many bays and islands?

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