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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Ice marks
• Glacial grooves
• Rock carvings
• Striations

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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.