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Glacial Erosion and Landforms Concepts

Glacial Erosion and Landforms Concepts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Other

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explains glaciers as moving ice masses that cause glacial erosion, shaping landscapes through processes like plucking and abrasion. It describes landforms such as cirques, tarns, glacial horns, arêtes, and roche moutonnée, highlighting their formation and characteristics.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary reason glaciers rarely pose a direct threat to humans?

They move very slowly.

They are found only in remote areas.

They are always stationary.

They are too small to cause harm.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when glaciers pick up large chunks of rock?

Sedimentation

Erosion

Plucking

Abrasion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does plucking contribute to the landscape changes caused by glaciers?

By melting the ice

By transporting rocks

By increasing glacier speed

By creating new glaciers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is abrasion in the context of glacial erosion?

The formation of new ice layers

The melting of ice

The scraping of particles against each other

The freezing of water

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are glacial striations?

Circular patterns in ice

Smooth surfaces on glaciers

Long scratches on rocks

Deep holes in the ice

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a cirque?

A large ice sheet

A narrow mountain ridge

A round hollow with steep sides

A sharp mountain peak

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a tarn?

A small mountain lake

A type of glacier

A steep mountain slope

A glacial valley

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