Glacial Processes & Erosional Landforms (Channing)

How long ago was the LGM

• 50,000 years ago

• 11,000-20,000 years ago

• 100,000 years ago

LGM stands for Last Glacial (a)   ?

How much of the World's surface is currently covered by ice?

• 5%

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

What are warmer periods of time that are not ice ages known as?

• Glacial

• Interglacial

• Intergalactic

• Hot

Where would you find glaciated landscapes in the UK? Tick all that apply.

• Dartmoor

• The Lake District

• The South Downs

• Snowdonia

Glaciers begin to form when snow remains in the same area for a long period of time without melting, where snow compresses to transform into ice

• True

• False

Glacial ice is blue

• True

• False

Glaciers form during ice ages and more snow is added to the glaciers high up in the mountains. This is known as..

• Ablation

• Accumulation

• Blizzard

• Avalanche

The word for glacial melting is

• Ablation

• Accumulation

Erosion involves a moving agent but weathering occurs in

(a)