Ohio's Glaciers

Multiple Choice

Why are glaciers significant in shaping the Earth's landscape?

• They provide fresh water to rivers

• They shape and reshape the surface of the land underneath them

• They are sources of minerals

• They increase the temperature of the region

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a continental glacier?

• Flows in mountain valleys from high to low elevations

• Sometimes called ice sheets, flow over vast unconfined land

• Irregularly shaped hill composed of glacial debris

• Long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel

Multiple Select

Which of the following are glacial landforms?

• Kame

• Esker

• Erratic

• All of the above

Open Ended

How do glaciers impact the landscape and environment based on what you learned today?

Multiple Choice

What materials are commonly left behind by glaciers as they move and reshape the land?

• Clay, sand, gravel, boulders

• Ice, snow, water, rocks

• Salt, silt, mud, pebbles

• Leaves, branches, soil, stones