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Geo 101 final review

Glaciers

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How much of the land surface is covered by ice? 10%
What are the two types of glaciers? Valleys and continental
All processes that produce snow, ice, or water from a glacier or snowfield Ablation
Rate of accumulation versus the rate of glacial wastage Glacial ice budget
If all Earth’s ice shelves were to break off into the ocean over the next few years, with no additional complications, sea level would not change Principle of Isostacy
Grooves created by rocks scratching against bedrock at the base of a glacier Striations
Steep upper walls grading to a nearly flat floor U-shaped glaciated valley
An amphitheater-shaped hollow formed at the head of a valley glacier Cirque
A glacial valley flooded with seawater Fjord
Accumulation of rocky, sandy, and clayey material carried by the ice and deposited Moraines
Permanently frozen soil Permafrost
There is evidence that the Late Precambrian glaciation (750-600 million years ago) extended to the equatorial regions Snowball Earth hypothesis
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