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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
A _____ is a mass of snow and ice that moves slowly over the land.
moraine
glacier
till
u-shaped valley
_____ is the removal of large chunks of rock picked up by the glacier
Plucking
Abrasion
Weathering
Erosion
_____ is the material that is deposited by the melting glacier.
kettles
cirque
horn
till
_____ are piles of till deposited at the bottom of glaciers.
cirque
end moraine
lateral moraine
erratics
What landform is shown in the image?
Arete
Cirque
Erratic
Till
_____ are depressions that were formed when pieces of glacier ice melted.
Erratic
Kettles
Cirque
Aretes
What is the arrow pointing to in the image?
Cirque
Erratic
Esker
Kettle
What landform is shown in the image?
Horn
Cirque
Erratic
Kettle
A sharp, pyramid shaped peak formed by glacial erosion
Horn
Arete
Cirque
Erratic
This is an example of a ____________.
V-shaped river valley
continental glacier
U-shaped valley
cirque
Glaciers often form V-shaped valleys
True
False
A valley glacier generally forms in mountainous areas
True
False
What glacial feature is shown in the image?
Horn
Continental glacier
V-shaped river valley
Hanging Valley
Ms. D is standing on top of a _________
Cirque
Arete
Lateral Moraine
Kettle Lake
Ms. D is staring up at a
Continental Glacier
Valley Glacier
V-shaped River Valley
None of the above
Why is the glacier so dirty?
The glacier picks up rocks and transports it to the top of the glacier.
Rocky debris fall off the steep sides of the mountains and accumulate on the top of the glaciers.
The glacier carries debris as it moves and small sediment like sand is blown via wind to the top of the glacier.
All of the above
______ is a smooth hill composed of till.
Drumlin
Cirque
Esker
Erratic
A sharp, jagged ridge on the edge of a cirque formed by a glacier erosion is called a(n)...
Cirque
Arete
Horn
Lateral Moraine
The image shows a...
continental glacier
valley glacier
A _____ glacier carves a U-shaped valley into a V-shaped valley.
Continental
Valley
River
Plain
