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 Learnmaterial from Module 6: Week 6.
Contains 25 multiple-choice and true/falsequestions.
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 InRequest 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
40
50
2 / 2 pts
Question 6
All of these features except _____ are typically produced by alpine
glaciation
horns
cirques
hanging valleys
drumlin elds
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
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
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 deected 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
