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Earth Science - Glaciers and the Changing Earth - 7th Grade

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Materials carried and deposited by a glacier are known as __________________.

a)

glacial drift

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

none of these are correct

2.

The type of glacier that likely flattened out northern Indiana is known as a ___________________________.

a)

continental glacier

b)

alpine glacier

c)

horn glacier

d)

cirque glacier

3.

The type of glacier that forms in a V-shaped valley in mountainous areas is called a(n) ______________________________.

a)

alpine glacier

b)

continental glacier

c)

arete glacier

d)

erratic glacier

4.

A Karst topography is a type of irregular landscape that forms on _____________________________ rock and has caves, sinkholes, and underground streams.

a)

limestone

b)

volcanic

c)

continental

d)

igneous

5.

When the roof of a cave collapses and leaves a circular depression in the ground above, this is called a(n) ___________________________.

a)

sinkhole

b)

glacier

c)

groundwater depression

d)

none of these are correct

6.

In glacier terms, this is a picture of a(n) ______________________.

a)

erratic

b)

arete

c)

horn

d)

none of these are correct

7.

We know this is an example of a(n) ________________________________ rock, because it is made up of layers. (and sometimes contains fossils)

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

8.

Rock that is "changing" due to temperature and pressure is known as _____________________________ rock.

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

9.

When sediment (dirt and rocks) are moved from one location to another, it is called ____________________________.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

karst motion

10.

A type of "Earth Science" industry (business) found in southern Indiana is ___________________.

a)

coal mining

b)

factories that make steel

c)

limestone mining

d)

Both coal and limestone mining