Lesson 3.1.4.6

3.1.4.6 Glacial systems: quantitative and qualitative skills Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. A glacier moves 80 metres per year. What is its daily velocity to one decimal place?

    • 0.8 m/day
    • 2.2 m/day
    • 0.2 m/day
    • 0.4 m/day

  2. What is the net mass balance if glacial accumulation is 1.8 m and ablation is 2.5 m?

    • -0.7 m
    • +0.7 m
    • +4.3 m
    • -4.3 m

  3. Which average best represents typical sediment size when data is heavily skewed by extreme values?

    • Standard deviation
    • Median
    • Mean
    • Mode

  4. An rs value of -0.64 between distance from a glacier snout and clast roundness indicates what?

    • Perfect positive correlation
    • Moderate negative correlation
    • No linear relationship
    • Strong positive correlation

  5. Which technique best shows changes in a glacier's snout position over several decades?

    • Satellite image overlay
    • Flowline vector field
    • Single topographic map
    • Cross-section diagram

  6. What type of data is required for a chi-squared statistical test?

    • Categorical frequency data
    • Standardised ratio data
    • Continuous numerical data
    • Ranked ordinal data

  7. Which field method best measures the rate of frost shattering on scree slopes?

    • Schmidt hammer testing
    • Debris accumulation traps
    • Till fabric analysis
    • Ice ablation stakes

  8. A glacier retreats by 35 metres per year for 12 years. What is total retreat?

    • 4,200 m
    • 350 m
    • 420 m
    • 450 m

  9. Which sampling strategy best measures periglacial features down an elevation gradient?

    • Simple unaligned sampling
    • Systematic transects
    • Stratified opportunistic sampling
    • Random spatial sampling

  10. Which statistical measure of spread is least affected by extreme erratic boulder sizes?

    • Standard deviation
    • Total range
    • Variance
    • Interquartile range

  11. Which field evidence best demonstrates that a glacier was previously much larger?

    • Meltwater braided channels
    • Terminal wash plains
    • High lateral moraines
    • Recessional push ridges

  12. Which graphical technique best displays the relationship between clast size and distance?

    • Divided bar chart
    • Proportional flow line
    • Scatter graph
    • Rose diagram

  13. What is the main purpose of collecting glacial field data across multiple years?

    • Reducing equipment wear
    • Identifying long-term trends
    • Increasing sample bias
    • Eliminating spatial variation

  14. What type of sampling error occurs if glacial melt data is collected only on warm days?

    • Temporal bias
    • Systematic parallax
    • Spatial distortion
    • Instrumental error

  15. A glacier moves 0.15 metres per day. How far does it move in 30 days?

    • 1.5 m
    • 45 m
    • 3.0 m
    • 4.5 m

  16. Out of 50 sampled clasts, 30 show glacial striations. What percentage is this?

    • 40%
    • 50%
    • 30%
    • 60%

  17. Which measure of spread is best for skewed ice-thickness data containing extreme outliers?

    • Interquartile range
    • Mean deviation
    • Standard deviation
    • Variance

  18. What does a null hypothesis assume when testing relationships between glacial variables?

    • Perfect functional fit
    • No significant relationship
    • Positive linear correlation
    • Inverse causal relationship

  19. A moraine is 1.5 km long, 40 metres wide, and 12 metres high. What is its volume?

    • 7,200 m³
    • 7.2 million m³
    • 72,000 m³
    • 720,000 m³

  20. Why is reporting the sample size essential when presenting quantitative glacial fieldwork data?

    • Eliminates instrumental error
    • Assesses data reliability
    • Calculates landform area
    • Proves environmental causation

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