A snow age is a period of time when much of the Earth’s land is covered in glaciers. A: True
B: False

A is a thick ice mass that moves slowly over the land surface.

The glacial budget is the balance or lack of balance between accumulation at the head of a glacier and loss, or wastage, at the foot

A: True
B: False

Although chemical weathering occurs in deserts, is far more dominant in shaping desert landscapes.

An alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposits of sediments formed when a stream’s slop[e is abruptly reduced

A: True
B: False

A is a flat area on the floor of an undrained desert basin that fills and becomes a lake after heavy rain.

Wind erodes land surfaces in two ways. Name them!

WIndblown silt can be build up, forming thick deposits called what ?

Which of the following isn’t a real sand dune?

A: barchan dunes
B: latitudinal dunes
C: transversal dunes
D: parabolic dunes

What is known as the vibration of the earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere?

A: blizzard
B: mudflow
C: earthquake

The point within earth where an earthquake starts is called the focus

A: True
B: False

are fractures in earth where movement has occurred

A(n) is an earthquake that occurs sometimes soon after the major earthquake.

Foreshocks can happen days, weeks or even months before the major quake

A: True
B: False

Earthquakes produce 2 main types of seismic waves. Name them!

There are 2 types of body waves. Name them!

17. The Greek word “seismo” means what?

18. A seismogram is an instrument that records seismic waves

A: True
B: False

19. A seismograph is the record made by a moment magnitude

A: True
B: False

20. The and the moment magnitude scale
measure earthquake magnitude.

21. If Los Angeles had a moment magnitude reading of 2.5, the results would be?

A: generally not felt
B: rarely felt
C: destructive in built-up areas

22. If New York City had a moment magnitude reading of 5.5, the results would be?

A: generally not felt
B: potentially perceptible
C: can be damaging shocks

23. If E. St. Louis, Illinois had a moment magnitude reading of 6.4, the results would be?

A: generally not felt
B: rarely felt
C: destructive in built-up areas

24. Earthquake -related hazards include seismic shaking, liquefaction. Landslides,

and tsunamis

25. Define the term, “liquefaction”!

26. A is a wave formed when the ocean floor shifts suddenly during an earthquake.

27. The earth’s interior consists of 3 major layers defined by their chemical composition. Name them!

28. Out of these 3 layers of the earth, which is the highest in volume?

29. Which of the following isn’t a real layer of the earth, based on physical properties?

A: lithosphere
B: middle core
C: inner core

30. The outer core is a solid layer of the earth.

A: True
B: False