HS SCI CHP 16: Part 4 - Glacial Erosion

The carving and shaping of the land by a moving glacier is called what?

• Glacial Erosion

• Glacial Deposition

• Glacial Sedimentation

• Glacial Weathering

What is glacial plucking?

• Glacial plucking is the process of glaciers melting and depositing sediment.
• Glacial plucking refers to the way glaciers form icebergs in the ocean.
• Glacial plucking is the process by which glaciers erode rocks by freezing onto them and pulling them away.
• Glacial plucking is the method by which glaciers create lakes by filling them with water.

When the glacier, after plucking up rocks from the ground, uses the rocks stuck beneath it to scrape and grind against the surface of the earth, we call it what?

• sedimentation
• abrasion
• glacial erosion
• meltwater flow

Long strings of scratches along the bedrock surface following the path of the glacier are called what?

• Ice marks
• Glacial grooves
• Rock carvings
• Striations

When talking about glaciers, what is tarn?

• A tarn is a type of glacier.
• A tarn is a large ocean body.
• A tarn is a rock formation created by wind.
• A tarn is a small mountain lake or pond formed by glacial melt.