Glacier Basics

A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.

• glacier
• erratic
• fjiord
• moraine

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_____ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock

• Plucking
• Abrasion
• Straitions
• Till

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_____ is the unsorted material that is deposited directly by ice.

• Outwash
• Till
• Erratic
• Esker

_____ are are lines deposited at bottom or along sides of glaciers.

• Eskers
• Till
• Erratics
• Moraines

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Glaciers can be found in hot regions.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Glaciers are made of compacted snow over a period of time.

• False

• True

Glaciers move extremely fast

• True

• False

Huge masses of Ice that can flow is called.....

• Ice berg

• Glaciers

Pieces of Ice Shelf that breaks off are called......

• Ice Bergs

• Ice sheets

What type of glacier covers huge areas of land?

• alpine

• continental

• till

• moraine