Glacial Features and Processes Quiz

A large mass of moving ice and snow on land

A large mass of compressed ice

A period of cooler climate characterized by the advancement of glaciers

<p>The forward movement of a glacier's toe when the supply of snow exceeds the ablation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of a glacier's toe back toward the glacier's origin; glacial retreat occurs if the rate of ablation exceeds the rate of supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The removal or loss of snow on a glacier. Caused by melting, evaporation, sublimination, wind erosion, and calving</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A geological interval of warmer global average temperature lasting thousands of years that separates consecutive glacial periods within an ice age</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A climate prevalent at a particular time in the geological past.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in the shape of Earth's orbit and tilt that cause glacial periods and interglacial periods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A measure of the quantity of solar radiation received on the surface of the earth in a particular region or space in a particular period of time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Global cooling trend last 50-60 million years. Cycles driven by variation in Earth's orbit around Sun through time. Results in different amount and distribution of solar energy. These variations affect growth and melting of ice sheets</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ice caps reflect sunlight which leads to melting and exposed H2O which absorbs and retains sunlight. The warmer H2O melts more ice. A natural process that helps drive ice ages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A period during which ice sheets reached their maximum extent</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A time scale established by geologists that reflects a consistent sequence of historical periods, grouped into four eras: Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Called the old stone age from 10,000 to 2.5 million years ago; where people were concerned with food supply, they used stone as well as bone tools, they were nomadic hunters and gatherers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The early phase of human prehistory characterized by the presence of specific tool types such as choppers, bifaces, handaxes, and cleavers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cultural developments: jewelry, body painting, ritual; simple ceramics; and beginning hints of art</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phase in the early Neolithic period characterized by the introduction of new subsistence strategies and the development of permanent settlements</p> Signup and view all the answers