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Determine whether each of the statements below is true or false.

1
Glaciers can be found in tropical regions of Earth today.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2
Spectacular landscapes in some of our national parks resulted from glacial processes.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3
Continental glaciers cannot be found on Earth today.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4
Alpine glaciers are only capable of erosion.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5
The ice sheet covering Antarctica is a glacier.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6
Melting exceeds accumulation in the zone of ablation.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7
Melting in excess of accumulation in the zone of ablation causes the glacier to recede.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8
Moraines are depositional features of glaciers.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9
Glacial ice forms from recrystallization of snow.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10
Ice Ages have occurred throughout Earth's history.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11
Small changes in Earth's orbit around the Sun have caused glaciations.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12
Continental glaciers often produce hanging valleys.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13
Glaciers have been spotted on other planets in our Solar System.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14
The Matterhorn in Switzerland is an arete.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15
A moraine is a depositional feature of glaciers.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
16
Lake Bonneville occupied much of western Utah during the Pleistocene ice ages.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
17
Varves are a type of glacial deposit in lakes.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
18
Fjords are glacial valleys now flooded by the sea.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
19
Fjords are only found in Scandinavia.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20
Glaciers advance if accumulation exceeds ablation.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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