Glacial and Wave Erosion

Large mass of ice that movers slowly across land

• glacial drift

• stratified drift

• till

• glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of glacier covers huge areas of landmasses?

• alpine

• continental

• till

• moraine

A long, narrow glacier that forms when snow/ice build up in a mountain valley is called a ___?

• Valley glacier

• Mountain valley

• Continental Glacier

• Fjord glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____ is the removal of large chunks of rock debris which become embedded within the ice.

• Plucking

• Abrasion

• Weathering

• Erosion

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

• Outwash
• Till
• Erratic
• Esker

Which factor causes glacial movement downhill?

• Gravity

• Oceans

• Snow

• Wind

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The energy that produces waves comes from

• the rise and fall of tides

• rivers flowing into the ocean

• rocks falling into the ocean

• wind blowing on the water's surface

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1