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Exploring Glacial Processes and Landforms

Authored by Taya Sellers

Geography

8th Grade

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Exploring Glacial Processes and Landforms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when a glacier picks up rocks and debris as it moves over the landscape?

Abrasion

Plucking

Deposition

Erosion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of moraine forms along the sides of a glacier?

Medial Moraine

Terminal Moraine

Lateral Moraine

Recessional Moraine

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a U-shaped valley primarily formed?

By river erosion

By glacial erosion

By wind erosion

By volcanic activity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a hanging valley?

A valley that is suspended in the air

A valley that ends abruptly at a cliff

A valley that is formed by a river

A valley that is formed by wind erosion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary feature of a corrie?

A sharp ridge

A bowl-shaped hollow

A flat plain

A steep cliff

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of moraine is found at the furthest point reached by a glacier?

Lateral Moraine

Medial Moraine

Terminal Moraine

Ground Moraine

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when rocks and debris grind against the bedrock beneath a glacier?

Plucking

Abrasion

Deposition

Erosion

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