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WorksheetsDynamic Earth 2
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much of the world's fresh water is stored in glaciers and ice sheets?
a)
75%
b)
65%
c)
55%
d)
45%
2.
Old snow that is in transition to glacial ice is known as?
a)
Neve
b)
Never
c)
Fern
d)
Firn
3.
Which of the following is not a type of glacier thermal regime
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
c)
Advancing
d)
Poythermal
4.
The abrasion marks on this rock are known as?
a)
indentations
b)
castellations
c)
striations
d)
triangulations
5.
What term is used to describe "A bowl shaped rock basin, extending from a steep headwall of shattered rock to a low rim"?
a)
Roche Moutonee
b)
Cirque
c)
Trough
d)
Arete
6.
What are these landforms?
a)
cirques
b)
eskers
c)
troughs
d)
drumlins
7.
Which of the following are not accumulations of glacial sediment?
a)
lateral moraine
b)
englacial moraine
c)
supraglacial moraine
d)
medial moraine
8.
When did the Quaternary begin?
a)
28,600 years ago
b)
286,000 years ago
c)
2,860,000 years ago
d)
28, 600,000 years ago
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