Glaciers Vocabulary

A large rock or boulder dropped by a glacier is called...

• Cirque

• Moraine

• Erratic

• Horns

A small scooped out pond left by a glacier is called...

• Erratic

• Moraine

• Striation

• Kettle

Scratches in rocks caused by glaciers are called...

• Horn

• drumlin

• Striations

• Kettle

Large piles of sediment left by glaciers is called...

• Alpine lake

• Moraine

• Snow

• Cirque

How do glaciers erode land?

• By picking up soil and rocks and depositing them in new location
• By picking up water from lakes and streams and carrying it to the ocean
• By causing rain and snow in an area
• By lowering the atmospheric pressure, causing intense windstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is a sign that a valley glacier has moved through an are?

• pock-marks
• striation and grooves
• water deposits
• large boulders

Friction causes the sides of a valley glacier to move more slowly than the center

• true
• false

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?

• glacier
• iceberg
• ice wedging
• dune

This force causes the movement of glaciers

• pressure
• ice age
• gravity
• firn

___________glaciers are growing, while __________ glaciers are shrinking.

• Retreating, advancing
• Advancing, retreating

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5