Quiz_ Glaciers, Deserts, Oceans, and Coastlines_ PHSC210_ Elements of Earth Science (D11)
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Quiz: Glaciers, Deserts, Oceans, and Coastlines
Due
Dec 4 at 10:59pm
Points
50
Questions
25
Time Limit
60 Minutes
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Score for this quiz: 48
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The quiz:
Covers the Learn
material from Module 6: Week 6
.
Contains 25 multiple-choice and true/false
questions.
Open book/open notes.
Is limited
to 1 hour
.
Allows
1 attempt
.
Is worth 50 points
.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 6: Week 6.
2 / 2 pts
Question 1
A bajada forms in the desert
in a large ±at area between two mountain ranges Online
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when gravels are deposited by streams at the bottom of a
mountain
when a ramp is eroded in rock near the base of a mountain when several alluvial fans join together when a mesa is eroded to produce a smaller landform 2 / 2 pts
Question 2
What is the wave base for an open-ocean wave with a wavelength
of 80 meters?
0.4 m 4 m 8 m 40 m 80 m 2 / 2 pts
Question 3
A lake formed when a block of glacial ice is left behind in ground
moraine is called a(n)
tarn
drumlin kettle esker cirque 2 / 2 pts
Question 4
A wave with a wavelength of 10 meters breaks (creates surf) at
what depth?
0.1 m 0.5 m 5 m 10 m 20 m 2 / 2 pts
Question 5
Combined, glaciers and deserts cover approximately what
percentage of the earth’s land surface?
10 20 30
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40 50 2 / 2 pts
Question 6
All of these features except _____ are typically produced by alpine
glaciation
horns cirques hanging valleys drumlin ²elds moraines 2 / 2 pts
Question 7
Which of the following is a depositional feature of the shoreline?
Marine terrace Spit Wave-cut platform Sea stack Sea arch
2 / 2 pts
Question 8
If you watch a rock embedded in the surface of a retreating valley
glacier, over time the rock will
move down the valley move up the valley it will remain in about the same place with respect to the terminus 2 / 2 pts
Question 9
A sinuous ridge of fairly well-sorted sand and gravel produced in a
glacial setting is called a(n)
terminal moraine lateral moraine cirque kame esker 0 / 2 pts
Question 10
Incorrect
Incorrect
In the North Atlantic gyre, which current travels along the western
coasts of Europe and Africa?
The North Atlantic Current The Canary Current North Equatorial Current The Gulf Stream Current The Loop Current 2 / 2 pts
Question 11
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of a wave as it approaches a
shoreline?
At some point in shallow water, the wave base makes contact with
the ocean ±oor.
Sediment is stirred up and transported The wave shape changes and breaks in the surf zone The wavelength does not change. The wave may refract 2 / 2 pts
Question 12
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The largest collection of sand dunes in the western hemisphere
can be found in the state of
California Nevada Nebraska Utah Oregon 2 / 2 pts
Question 13
The smallest difference in tidal range is seen during which phase
of the tidal cycle?
Neap tide Ebb tide Flood tide Spring tide Fall tide 2 / 2 pts
Question 14
The types of glaciers that predominated during the ice age were
ice sheets valley alpine ice caps mountain 2 / 2 pts
Question 15
Small horseshoe-like sand dunes are referred to as
transverse dunes star dunes barchan dunes longitudinal dunes barchanoid dunes 2 / 2 pts
Question 16
Sea levels are predicted to rise between ____________ over the next
100 years.
0-0.2 m 0.2-0.5 m
0.5-1.2 m 1.2-2.0 m 2.0-2.8 m 2 / 2 pts
Question 17
The largest difference in tidal range is seen during which phase of
the tidal cycle?
Neap tide Ebb tide Flood tide Spring tide Fall tide 2 / 2 pts
Question 18
When thick accumulations of glacial ice melt along a coastline
(like in Maine or Norway), relative sea level will _____ due to
isostatic rebound of the land
rise fall remain the same
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2 / 2 pts
Question 19
If the terminus of a glacier remains in the same location over a
number of years, it means the glacial ice is stagnant and no longer
moving forward.
True False 2 / 2 pts
Question 20
Many alpine glacial features can be found in Yosemite National
Park in California.
True False 2 / 2 pts
Question 21
You might expect numerous hanging valleys to be formed by
continental glaciation.
True False
2 / 2 pts
Question 22
Water is usually the major erosional force in a desert.
True False 2 / 2 pts
Question 23
Wind blows parallel to the crests of longitudinal dunes.
True False 2 / 2 pts
Question 24
Ocean currents are de±ected to the left in the Northern hemisphere
by the Coriolis Effect.
True False 2 / 2 pts
Question 25
Large percentages of deserts are usually covered with sand dunes.
True False Quiz Score: 48
out of 50
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