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WorksheetsGlacial Erosion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is glacial erosion caused by?
a)
Extreme Cold
b)
Gravity
c)
Water
d)
Wind
2.
What do glaciers pick up while they move?
a)
Sediment and Rock
b)
Boulders and Land
c)
Water and Rocks
d)
Nothing
3.
You can prevent glacial erosion.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
How can glacial erosion be destructive?
a)
They can rip off the tops of hills
b)
It can run people over
c)
It can create large grooves in the earth's surface
d)
It can create lots of wind
5.
How Might Glacial Erosion Change the Earth's Surface?
a)
They can create grooves and peaks on mountainous land
b)
They can cause mountains to be rounded at the top
c)
Glaciers can create large holes in the ground
d)
They Don't Shape theLand
6.
Which of these words describes the way a glacier moves?
a)
Fast
b)
Long
c)
Slow
d)
Careful
7.
Where might you find a valley glacier?
a)
In the Mountains
b)
Between Valley Walls
c)
Covering Continents
d)
In a River Vally
8.
How Can People Slow Down Glaciers?
a)
By Building Seawalls
b)
By Eating Waffles (Tristan 2017)
c)
By Constructing Glacier Catchers
d)
Creating Sand Dunes
9.
Which Continent Is MOST LIKELY to Have Glaciers?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
U.S.A.
d)
Hawaii
10.
What causes a glacier to move?
a)
People and Animals
b)
Gravity and Snow
c)
Mountains and Hills
d)
Heat and Pressure
11.
When would you be most likely to see a glacier?
a)
When in a cold location
b)
At the beach (Sean 2017)
c)
In the 1800s
d)
Never
12.
Around how long does it take for glacial erosion to occur?
a)
10 days
b)
10 months
c)
10 years
d)
10 decades
13.
What within the glacier causes the glacier to move?
a)
Water
b)
Putty-Like Ice
c)
Gravity
d)
Wind
14.
About how old are most glaciers?
a)
Two Days Old (Chris 2017)
b)
Hundreds of years
c)
Millions of years
d)
Billions of years
15.
Why are some areas more affected by glacial erosion?
a)
Their height above sea level
b)
Their gravity
c)
Their temperature
d)
Their economy
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