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Concept 2 Quiz

Discuss glacial movement and investigate the budget of a glacier.

This activity contains 13 questions.

Question 1.
The overall movement within a glacial ice sheet is generally referred to as flow.

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Question 2.
The rates that glaciers advance vary considerably from one glacier to another but can be as great as several kilometers per day.

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Question 3.
The balance or imbalance between the accumulation at the upper end of the glacier and the loss at the lower end defines the ___________ of the glacier.

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Question 4.
Some of the snow and ice melts at the lower end of the glacier and this loss of glacial material is termed


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Question 5.
Icebergs are formed when a glacier reaches the sea through a process called

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Question 6.
Crevasses form within brittle ice in the zone of fracture.

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Question 7.
If the terminus of a glacier slowly retreats upvalley, the flow within the glacier itself

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Question 8.
Ice formation within a glacier occurs


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Question 9.
The status of glacier movement at the margin of the glacier depends upon

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Question 10.
Plastic flow is more likely at depth within the glacier.

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Question 11.
The majority of the world's glaciers are probably retreating.

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Question 12.
Flow within an alpine glacier is greatest

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Question 13.
Label the areas of a glacier used to determine the budget and status of a glacier.

(Figure from Earth Science 11th edition, copyright Prentice Hall)

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The letters A through C appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 3 items numbered 13.1 through 13.3. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through C. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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