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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two main types of glacial erosion?Abrasion and pluckingPlucking and freeze-thawChemical and biologicalAbrasion and hydraulic action
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is calledweatheringerosionsoil conservationdecomposition
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the shape of valleys created by glaciers?
V
U
W
L
- 4. Multiple Choice
Abrasion is:
parallel and straight scratches cut into bedrock by a glacier.
a process of erosion which occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time.
the transportation of large rocks and boulders
a ridge at the edge of a glacier where rocks and sediment are deposited
- 5. Multiple Choice
Glaciers are found:
in locations where snowfall exceeds snowmelt
everywhere on earth
only near the north and south poles
in locations where snowmelt is greater than snowfall
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where is earth's largest glacier?
Alaska
Iceland
Greenland
Antarctica
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why do glaciers move?
due to their immense weight
gravity
their weight AND gravity
They DON'T move!
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which statement about glaciers is NOT true?
Glaciers move so slowly that their movement cannot be noticed by humans.
Glaciers change the surface of the land
Glaciers transport sediment.
Glaciers are found on every continent.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which types of locations have conditions that are NOT likely to form glaciers?
places near the north and south poles
places with high elevation and low temperature
places with low elevation high temperature
places where the temperature remains cold all year round
- 10. Multiple Choice
Large rocks or boulders that are transported by glaciers are called...
striations
erratics
till
abrasions
- 11. Multiple Choice
Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called:
striations
erratics
till
abrasions
- 12. Multiple Choice
Identify the glacial landform created by erosion:
arête
till
ice
moraine
- 13. Multiple Choice
Identify the glacial landform created by deposition:
arête
till
ice
moraine
- 14. Multiple Choice
Striations are:
parallel and straight scratches cut into bedrock by a glacier.
a process of erosion which occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time.
the transportation of large rocks and boulders
a ridge at the edge of a glacier where rocks and sediment are deposited
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is this glacial feature called?
Hanging Valley
Corrie
Glacial Trough
Waterfall
- 16. Multiple Choice
Name this landform
Corrie
Backwall
Arete
Scree
- 17. Multiple Choice
The diagram represents a stream valley. Which diagram below best shows how this valley might be modified after a glacier has moved through it?
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat glacial features are indicated by the labels C and D on the figure?morainesoutwash plainskettle lakesice sheets
- 19. Multiple Choice9. We are now in the interglacial period of an ice age.TrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceGlaciers begin where?In U-Shaped ValleysIn CorriesIn Pyramidal PeaksIn Morraine
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhen rocks that are frozen to a glacier are scraped along the valley floor they leave what?MoraineStriationsPingoesOutwash Plains
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThis is an example of what landform?U-Shaped ValleyV-Shaped ValleyPyramidal PeakOutwash Plain
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThis is an example of what landform?U-Shaped ValleyV-Shaped ValleyPyramidal PeakOutwash Plain
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThis is an example of what landform?ErraticU-Shaped ValleyHanging ValleyDrumlin
- 25. Multiple Choice
Glaciers form...
by build-up of ice over many years
by pieces of ice breaking off of a Mountain
by water freezing into a block of ice
by it snowing really hard for days at a time
- 26. Multiple Choice
Name this feature
Corrie
Crag and tail
Cirque
Coombe
- 27. Multiple Choice
Name this feature
Roche Moutonee
Drumlin
Crag and Tail
Erratic
- 28. Multiple Choice
Where would you find glaciated landscapes in the UK?
Dartmoor
The Lake District
The North Downs
Snowdonia
- 29. Multiple Choice
Name the two main processes of glacial erosion
Abrasion
Freeze Thaw
Attrition
Plucking
- 30. Multiple Choice
What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?
U0shaped valleys
cirques
aretes
horns
- 31. Multiple Choice
which type of moraine forms along each side of a glacier?
medial moraine
lateral moraine
ground moraine
terminal moraine
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which type of glacier forms from unsorted materials left beneath a glacier?
medial moraine
lateral noraine
ground moraine
terminal moraine
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