Glacial Erosion

This land form was most likely formed by __________.

• the movement of wind

• the movement of water

• the movement of a glacier

• the movement of a tornado

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This image shows the slow movement of a glacier. What process is taking place at the point where the ice lands on the water.

• weathering of sediment

• deposition of sediment

• erosion of sediment

• melting of sediment

The diagram represents a stream valley. Which diagram below best shows how this valley might be modified after a glacier has moved through it?

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The cross sections show a three-stage sequence in the development of a glacial feature. Which glacial feature has formed by the end of stage 3?

• canyon

• u-shaped valley

• river

• delta

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A glacier is __________

• a large river that slowly flows towards the ocean

• a cave inside a mountain that contains stalactites and stalagmites

• a large body of ice that does not move across the earth's surface

• a large body of ice and snow that slowly moves towards the ocean

A u-shaped valley can take millions of years to form. Which diagram best represents how a u-shaped valley can form?

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Some students were conducting the experiment shown above. What question were the students trying to answer?

• What effect does water have on land?

• What effect does wind have on land?

• What effect does ice have on land?

• What effects do water, ice, and wind have on land?

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