Glacial Erosion

a large mass of moving ice that forms by the compacting of snow by natural forces

• dunes

• glacier

• glacial drift

• cirque

the stepper the slope is, the _____ the glacier moves.

• faster

• slower

as the glacier moves forward, the materials __________ the rock and soil underneath the glacier. (two possible answers)

• scratch

• add to

• abrade

• ignore

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As a glacier melts, it _____ the materials that it carried.

• drops

• takes

• destroys

• eats

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the materials carried and deposited by a glacier are called

• Glacial drift

• Horn

• Cirque

• Glacier

Alpine glaciers flow down the sides of _____ and create rugged landscapes.

• river

• mountains

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When the glacier passed through a valley, _____ is formed.

• V-shaped valley

• U-shaped valley

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when three or more aretes join, they form a sharp peak called a _____

• cirque

• horn

• glacial drift

• glacier

Thick sheets of ice that may spread over large areas, including across entire continents, are called

• big glaciers

• continental glaciers

• oceanic glaciers

[T/F] Continental glaciers and alpine glaciers create similar landforms.

• True

• False