Glacier

_____ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock

• Plucking

• Abrasion

• Striations

• Till

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A sharp, pyramid shaped peak formed by glacial erosion

• Horn

• Arete

• Cirque

• Erratic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This force causes the movement of glaciers

• pressure

• ice age

• gravity

• firn

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Where is the zone of accumulation found?

• At the start of a glacier, in highland areas

• In the middle of a glacier

• At the end of a glacier, in lower altitudes

A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.

• glacier

• erratic

• fjiord

• moraine

Huge masses of Ice that can flow is called.....

• Ice berg

• Glaciers

_____ are are lines deposited at bottom or along sides of glaciers.

• Eskers

• Till

• Erratics

• Moraines

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Glaciers are made of compacted snow over a period of time.

• False

• True

What causes glaciers to move?

• Gravity

• Tornadoes

• The rivers underneath

• They don't move

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What part of the Earth do most glaciers occupy?

• Antarctica & Greenland

• Africa

• Asia

• South America