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Earth Science 101 Practice Test: Glaciers, Deserts, and Winds
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Earth Science 101 Practice Test: Glaciers, Deserts, and Winds
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1. A(n) ________ represents a former meltwater channel or tunnel in glacial ice that was filled with sand and gravel.
2. Which one of the following applies to a valley glacier that lengthens (extends the position of its terminus downslope) over a period of many years?
3. Desert and steppe lands cover about what percentage of Earth's land area?
4. ________ are erosional features produced by valley/alpine glaciers.
5. The loess deposited in many parts of the Midwest ________.
6. During the most recent ice age, glaciers covered about ________ percent of Earth's land area.
7. Ice Age glaciers had many indirect effects. Which one of the following was NOT such an effect?
8. A(n) ________ is likely to host a waterfall or steep rapids today.
9. A ________ forms when a block of ice is buried in drift and subsequently melts, creating a pit.
10. Abrasion and plucking generally involve what part of a glacier?
11. ________ is one of the two major flow mechanisms in a glacier.
12. A(n) ________ is an irregular, usually thin till layer laid down by a retreating glacier.
13. Which one of the following statements is true?
14. Where is the world's largest ice sheet located today?
15. Which process occurs where a glacier enters the sea?
16. A broad accumulation of stratified drift deposited adjacent to the downstream edge of an end moraine is a(n) ________.
17. The term drift ________.
18. A name commonly used as a synonym for the most recent Ice Age is ________.
19. Inselbergs are ________.
20. What mature, desert landscape feature consists of coalesced alluvial fans?
21. Which one of the following is NOT true of glaciers?
22. Desert pavement is the result of ________.

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