Geog 001 - Physical Geography » Spring 2022 » Chapters 19 and 20 Quiz
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Question #1
The shape of a(n) ________ can be likened to an amphitheater.
A.
roche moutonnée
B.
till
C.
arête
D.
horn
E.
cirque
Question #2
How many continental ice sheets are currently in existence?
A.
Ten
B.
Two
C.
One
D.
None
Question #3
The force of ________, in conjunction with the wind, is the cause of most waves.
A.
gravity
B.
temperature
C.
Coriolis effect
D.
friction
E.
pressure
Question #4
The origin of tsunami events is usually associated with ________.
A.
storms
B.
tides
C.
pressure gradients
D.
undersea tectonic events
E.
wind
Question #5
As they travel on the open sea, tsunami ________.
A.
move at speeds of 5-10 kilometers per hour (3-6 miles per hour)
B.
have very short wavelengths
C.
become taller and taller
D.
are inconspicuous
E.
can be as tall as 30 meters (100 feet)
Question #6
The distance between one wave crest and the next is known as the ________.
A.
amplitude
B.
wavelength
C.
fetch
D.
trough
E.
oscillation
Question #7
Glaciers carve ________-shaped valleys.
A.
S
B.
Q
C.
V
D.
U
E.
T
Question #8
The largest contemporary U.S. glacier is in ________.
A.
Alaska
B.
Colorado
C.
Wyoming
D.
Hawaii
E.
Washington state
Question #9
Stream outflow is important to coastal landscapes because streams provide ________ to the coastal environment.
A.
freshwater fish
B.
sediments
C.
organic material
D.
additions to the volume of seawater
E.
chemically fresh water
Question #10
The zone beyond a glacier's limit and not directly touched by ice is the ________ zone.
A.
névé
B.
ablation
C.
accumulation
D.
moraine
E.
periglacial
Question #11
The most widespread of all coastal depositional features is the ________.
A.
beach
B.
spit
C.
bar
D.
cliff
E.
tombolo
Question #12
Near the top of the glaciation is the accumulation zone and near the bottom of the glacier is the ________ zone.
A.
rain
B.
snow
C.
ablation
D.
deposition
E.
evaporation
Question #13
The long depositional features paralleling either side of the glacier are ________.
A.
rock glaciers
B.
medial moraines
C.
eskers
D.
lateral moraines
E.
terminal moraines
Question #14
A wave will "break" because ________.
A.
the sediment load of water is greater near the shore
B.
of random molecular motion in wave forms
C.
the bottom interferes with its oscillatory motion
D.
A wave will "break" because ________.
E.
the wind increases its speed near shorelines
Question #15
Water moving roughly parallel to the shoreline is called ________.
A.
swash
B.
stream outflow
C.
backwash
D.
a longshore current
E.
oblique waves
Question #16
The Gulf Coast of the United States is fringed by hundreds of kilometers (hundreds of miles) of sandy ________ islands.
A.
coral
B.
spit
C.
volcanic
D.
barrier
E.
lagoon
Question #17
The world's largest contemporary ice sheet is in ________.
A.
the Himalayas
B.
the Arctic Ocean
C.
Greenland
D.
Antarctica
E.
Alaska
Question #18
The vertical distance from the still water level to the crest of a wave is called the ________.
A.
swash
B.
amplitude
C.
refraction
D.
oscillation
E.
trough
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