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A glacier __________.
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Which of the following statements is true of valley glaciers?
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Glaciers that cover large land areas are called __________.
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The source of glacial ice is __________.
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The movement of glacial ice involves __________.
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Periods of rapid glacial movement are referred to as __________.
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The __________ is the area of a glacier in which new ice is forming.
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If ablation is equal to accumulation, then __________.
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Which of the following is not a factor controlling the erosive ability of glaciers?
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A steep-sided, pyramid-like peak formed by alpine glacier erosion is a(n) __________.
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Submerged, steep-walled troughs that formerly held glaciers are called __________.
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__________ are large boulders that were deposited by glaciers.
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Sediments deposited by glacial meltwater are referred to as __________.
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The outermost limit of a glaciers advance is marked by the __________.
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Milutin Milankovitch first proposed that variations in Earth's climate may be caused by __________.
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Which of the following is the most recent Ice Age glacial stage in North America?
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Long Island, Martha's Vinyard, and Nantucket each consist of substantial parts of __________.
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The Wisconsin boulder illustrated below is made up of a rock type that does not resemble other rocks in the area. The rock is referred to as a(n) __________.
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Examine the following photograph of a glacial landform composed of stratified drift in southern Wisconsin. What type of glacial feature is this conical structure?
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The snake-like ridge composed largely of sand and gravel shown in this photograph is a(n) __________.
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The bodies of water shown on this photograph of an outwash plain in southern Wisconsin occupy depressions referred to as __________.
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The following portion of a Wisconsin topographic map illustrates a glacial landform called a(n) __________.
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Visit this Glacier Bay National Park site. As recently as how long ago was the bay completly covered by ice?
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