Mrs. Heard's Glaciation Quiz

Large rocks or boulders that are transported by glaciers are called...

• striations

• erratics

• till

• abrasions

Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called:

• striations

• erratics

• till

• abrasions

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Which letter represents the shape of valleys created by glaciers?

• Y

• O

• U

• V

What are the two MAIN types of glaciers?

• tidewater & continental

• valley & alpine

• continental & alpine

• hanging & cirque

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The bottom portion of a glacier is usually...

• solid

• liquid

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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

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Plucking is:

• parallel and straight scratches cut into bedrock by a glacier.

• a ridge at the edge of a glacier where rocks and sediment are deposited

• the the picking up and transportation of large rocks and boulders

• a process of erosion which occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

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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

Where is earth's largest glacier?

• Alaska

• Iceland

• Greenland

• Antarctica