WorksheetsEarth Science - Glaciers and the Changing Earth - 7th Grade
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Materials carried and deposited by a glacier are known as __________________.
glacial drift
weathering
erosion
none of these are correct
The type of glacier that likely flattened out northern Indiana is known as a ___________________________.
continental glacier
alpine glacier
horn glacier
cirque glacier
The type of glacier that forms in a V-shaped valley in mountainous areas is called a(n) ______________________________.
alpine glacier
continental glacier
arete glacier
erratic glacier
A Karst topography is a type of irregular landscape that forms on _____________________________ rock and has caves, sinkholes, and underground streams.
limestone
volcanic
continental
igneous
When the roof of a cave collapses and leaves a circular depression in the ground above, this is called a(n) ___________________________.
sinkhole
glacier
groundwater depression
none of these are correct
In glacier terms, this is a picture of a(n) ______________________.
erratic
arete
horn
none of these are correct
We know this is an example of a(n) ________________________________ rock, because it is made up of layers. (and sometimes contains fossils)
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
Rock that is "changing" due to temperature and pressure is known as _____________________________ rock.
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
When sediment (dirt and rocks) are moved from one location to another, it is called ____________________________.
erosion
weathering
karst motion
A type of "Earth Science" industry (business) found in southern Indiana is ___________________.
coal mining
factories that make steel
limestone mining
Both coal and limestone mining
