Ice Ages

Which word best describes the pattern of ice ages throughout Earth's history?

• Random

• Unpredictable

• Cyclical

• Unknown

How are glaciations different from ice ages?

• Ice ages are longer and more intense

• Glaciations are shorter and more intense

• Ice ages are shorter and less intense

• Glaciations are longer and less intense

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If you wanted to take a core sample of an ice sheet, what would you need?

• A glacier

• A very large freezer

• A thermometer

• A special drill

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A ______ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.

• Fjord

• Moraine

• Glacier

• Erratic

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A geological period (the Ice Age) lasting millions of years during which the Earth exhibited large glaciers and ice sheets

• Weather

• Climate

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A _____ is a mass of snow and ice that moves slowly over the land.

• moraine

• glacier

• till

• u-shaped valley

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The chart shows several periods in the history of our planet where we entered an ice age. This goes with which of the following principles

• Random climate shifts

• Catastrophism

• Uniformitarianism

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Which of the following geologic features was created by glaciers?

• The Mojave Desert

• The Great Lakes

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Gulf of Mexico

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From Tim's explanation about interglacial periods, what can you conclude about the prefix "inter-?"

• It means "between"

• It means "cold"

• It means "age"

• It means "glacier"

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What can you conclude from the fact that animals that live in the tropics have been known to live in areas currently covered in ice?

• There used to be many more animals alive on the earth in the past than there are today

• Over many millions of years, the earth's climate has been extremely dynamic

• The tectonic plates connecting Canada and the United States were once separated

• Animals that used to be warm-blooded have evolved into cold-blooded animals

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