Glaciers Review

The till deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a rige called a _______________

• moraine

• drumline

• horn

• ice age

Kettle

• small depression formed by a chunk of ice when it melts

• ridges formed at the edge of a glacier

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A(n) ______________ is a large mass of ice that formed on land and moves slowly across Earth's surface.

• outwash

• moraine

• glacier

• talus

Glaciers form where the amount of snowfall is ____________ than the amount of snowmelt.

• less

• greater

• slower

Glacial erosion can cause sharp ridges called __________ and carve out U-shaped and hanging valleys.

• aretes

• moraines

• tills

• outwashes

____________ is a mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier.

• Till

• Moraine

• Arete

• Landslide

Till deposited in the front of a glacier

• ground moraine
• lateral moraine
• terminal moraine
• medial moraine

What is a bowl-shaped depression formed by glacial erosion?

• cirque
• arrete
• ice pack
• kettle

A sharp, jagged ridge formed by a glacier is called a(n)...

• arrete
• cirque
• erratic
• drumlin

a sharp, pyramid shaped peak formed by glacial erosion

• horn
• arete
• moraine
• kettle