The Big Glaciation Quiz

How long ago was the last ice age?

• 2.6 Million Years

• 180,000 - 200,000 Years Ago

• 18,000 - 20,000 Years Ago

• 1,800 - 2,000 Years Ago

Accumulation in a glacier is the ...

• The Ablation of Snow and Ice

• Melting of snow and ice

• Build up of snow and ice

• Where ice melts and turns into snow

Which 2 of these are types of erosion you would find in a glacier?

• Plucking

• Freeze-Thaw

• Hydraulic Action

• Abrasion

__________ is a type of erosion where rocks are ripped out of the ground

Freeze-Thaw __________ is the process where water infiltrates a crack. Over night it freezes and breaks the rock apart.

What is erosion?

• Where rocks are attacked by the weather.

• The breaking up and wearing away of rocks caused by movement.

• The breaking up and wearing away of rocks that is not caused by movement.

• Where sediment is dropped by the glacier.

Which of these are types of moraine?

• Horizontal Moraine

• Terminal Moraine

• Lateral Moraine

• Snout Moraine

• Ground Moraine

An Erratic is ...

• The small pieces of sediment dropped by a glacier

• A egg shaped hill.

• A large boulder that was transported a long distance by a glacier.

• A scratch in the landscape.

An Drumlin is ...

• The small pieces of sediment dropped by a glacier

• A egg shaped hill.

• A large boulder that was transported a long distance by a glacier.

• A scratch in the landscape.

An Striation is ...

• The small pieces of sediment dropped by a glacier

• A egg shaped hill.

• A large boulder that was transported a long distance by a glacier.

• A scratch in the landscape.