\"When the sea level rises, causing the ocean to fill a glacially carved valley,

Question

"When the sea level rises, causing the ocean to fill a glacially carved valley, a ________ results."

smorgasbord

tarn

ford

fjord

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QUESTION 10

Sediments deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are termed ________.

firn

loess

outwash

till

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QUESTION 11

"In the movie Ice Age: The Meltdown, there is a large wall of ice that begins to melt and finally breaks, causing a large flood. What real-life geologic event was this part of the movie based on?"

the destruction of Glacial Lake Missoula

the formation of the Great Salt Lake

the breakup of the Ross Ice Shelf

the draining of Lake Bonneville

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QUESTION 12

"The loss of rainforests would ________ the greenhouse gases, thereby ________ global warming."

increase; increasing

increase; decreasing

decrease; increasing

decrease; decreasing

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QUESTION 13

The Carboniferous Period was a time when swamps and forests dominated Earth. What was the climate like during this period?

humid and hot

humid and cold

dry and hot

dry and cold

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QUESTION 14

An important long-term factor that determines whether glacial ice will form on a continent has likely been the proportion of which gas in the atmosphere?

oxygen

nitrogen

carbon dioxide

carbon monoxide

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QUESTION 15

"By increasing the albedo of Earth, global ice sheets produce conditions that are ________ to their further advance, thus providing an example of ________ feedback."

detrimental; positive

detrimental; negative

favorable; positive

favorable; negative

smorgasbord

tarn

ford

fjord

Explanation / Answer

9.Tge answer is d=fjord, Fjord is a long and deep inlet of the sea present between 2 high level cloffs, nirmally formed by melt of glaciers.

10. The answer is d=till, sediments which directly gets desposited as they melt down are termed as the till.

11.the answer is a= destruction of great lake Missoula, the lake had existed prehistorically between 15000 to 13000 years ago, at the end of ice age.

12. The answer is a=increase, increasing,. Destruction of rainforest increases the amount of carbon dioxide and this increases the global warming.

13.the answer is = hot and humid

14.the answer is c=carbon dioxide dioxide

15.the answer is c=favourable, positive

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