Quiz_ Glaciers, Deserts, Oceans, and Coastlines_ PHSC210_ Elements of Earth Science (D11)

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Skip to Main Content Quiz: Glaciers, Deserts, Oceans, and Coastlines Due Dec 4 at 10:59pm Points 50 Questions 25 Time Limit 60 Minutes Instructions Attempt History Attempt Time Scor LATEST Attempt 1 (https://libertyuniversity.instructure.com/courses/524655/quizzes/2636610/history? version=1) 24 minutes 48 ou of 50 Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz: 48 out of 50 Submitted Nov 29 at 3:45pm This attempt took 24 minutes. 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 Residential Athletics Sign In Request Info Apply Now Visit Us Create Guest Account
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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