Glacial Erosional Landforms Quiz

What type of valley is characterized by a flat floor and steep sides?

• V-shaped valley

• U-shaped valley

• Hanging valley

• Truncated spur

Which feature is typically found at a higher elevation and is left hanging above the main valley?

• Ribbon lake

• Truncated spur

• Hanging valley

• U-shaped valley

What is the name of the feature that is a long, narrow lake found in a glacial trough?

• Hanging valley

• Ribbon lake

• Truncated spur

• U-shaped valley

Which feature is formed when a interlocking spur is cut off by a glacier?

• Hanging valley

• Ribbon lake

• Truncated spur

• U-shaped valley

What are smaller glaciers that form in former river valleys known as?

• Hanging valleys

• Truncated spurs

• Ribbon lakes

• Glacial troughs

What process do glaciers use to carve out huge U-shaped valleys?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

• Weathering

What are the vertical cliffs formed by glaciers cutting the edges of spurs called?

• Hanging valleys

• Truncated spurs

• Ribbon lakes

• Glacial troughs

What type of valleys are glacial troughs?

• V-shaped valleys

• U-shaped valleys

• Flat valleys

• Steep valleys

What are ribbon lakes?

• Wide and shallow lakes

• Long and narrow freshwater lakes

• Circular lakes

• Deep and wide saltwater lakes

Using Figure 19, describe the extent of ice cover across the British Isles during the last ice age.

• Ice covered only the northern part of Scotland.

• Ice covered the entire British Isles.

• Ice covered most of Scotland, Ireland, and parts of England and Wales.

• Ice did not cover any part of the British Isles.