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21 notecards = 6 pages (4 cards per page)

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front 1

back 1

basal sliding

front 2

Which type of glacial movement will be responsible for the greatest amount of glacial flow?

back 2

internal flow

front 3

Explain why post A has moved farther than posts B and C.

back 3

Ice in the center of a glacier has the least friction with the surrounding bedrock and can flow faster.

front 4

Which part of a glacier will see the build-up of ice and snow over the course of a full year?

back 4

Zone of Accumulation

front 5

How does a glacier lose ice through sublimation?

back 5

Ice changes from solid to gas.

front 6

Which of the following budget scenarios describes a glacial advance?

back 6

More ice and snow accumulates than melts each year.

front 7

During a glacial retreat, a glacier will flow _____ while the terminus moves _____.

back 7

forward; backward

front 8

A __________ is defined as a chain of glacial lakes where each lake flows into the next.

back 8

pater noster lake

front 9

back 9

arête

front 10

back 10

horn

front 11

What is the best way to describe the shape of a glacial valley?

back 11

U-shaped

front 12

Which two regions currently contain the world's last remaining ice sheets?

back 12

Antarctica and Greenland

front 13

When was the last time North America had major ice sheets?

back 13

18,000 years ago

front 14

Which landform marks the furthest extent of an advancing glacier?

back 14

terminal moraine

front 15

What glacial landform is visible in Figure 1?

back 15

drumlin

front 16

What feature is responsible for creating eskers?

back 16

streams that flowed below, in, or on the glacier

front 17

Which orbital effect describes how the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun will change over time?

back 17

eccentricity

front 18

What is the critical latitude for incoming solar radiation, which could affect the formation of ice sheets?

back 18

65° N

front 19

How many years does one complete cycle of precession take?

back 19

26,000 years

front 20

What effect will an increased angle of tilt have on the Earth's climate?

back 20

warmer summers and colder winters

front 21

Which of the following scenarios will have the greatest chance of triggering an ice age?

back 21

eccentricity, obliquity, and precession overlapping to provide the least amount of solar radiation