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Glaciers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _____ is a mass of snow and ice that moves slowly over the land.

a)

moraine

b)

glacier

c)

till

d)

u-shaped valley

2.

_____ is the removal of large chunks of rock picked up by the glacier

a)

Plucking

b)

Abrasion

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

3.

_____ is the material that is deposited by the melting glacier.

a)

kettles

b)

cirque

c)

horn

d)

till

4.

_____ are piles of till deposited at the bottom of glaciers.

a)

cirque

b)

end moraine

c)

lateral moraine

d)

erratics

5.

What landform is shown in the image?

a)

Arete

b)

Cirque

c)

Erratic

d)

Till

6.

_____ are depressions that were formed when pieces of glacier ice melted.

a)

Erratic

b)

Kettles

c)

Cirque

d)

Aretes

7.

What is the arrow pointing to in the image?

a)

Cirque

b)

Erratic

c)

Esker

d)

Kettle

8.

What landform is shown in the image?

a)

Horn

b)

Cirque

c)

Erratic

d)

Kettle

9.

A sharp, pyramid shaped peak formed by glacial erosion

a)

Horn

b)

Arete

c)

Cirque

d)

Erratic

10.

This is an example of a ____________.

a)

V-shaped river valley

b)

continental glacier

c)

U-shaped valley

d)

cirque

11.

Glaciers often form V-shaped valleys

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A valley glacier generally forms in mountainous areas

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What glacial feature is shown in the image?

a)

Horn

b)

Continental glacier

c)

V-shaped river valley

d)

Hanging Valley

14.

Ms. D is standing on top of a _________

a)

Cirque

b)

Arete

c)

Lateral Moraine

d)

Kettle Lake

15.

Ms. D is staring up at a

a)

Continental Glacier

b)

Valley Glacier

c)

V-shaped River Valley

d)

None of the above

16.

Why is the glacier so dirty?

a)

The glacier picks up rocks and transports it to the top of the glacier.

b)

Rocky debris fall off the steep sides of the mountains and accumulate on the top of the glaciers.

c)

The glacier carries debris as it moves and small sediment like sand is blown via wind to the top of the glacier.

d)

All of the above

17.

______ is a smooth hill composed of till.

a)

Drumlin

b)

Cirque

c)

Esker

d)

Erratic

18.

A sharp, jagged ridge on the edge of a cirque formed by a glacier erosion is called a(n)...

a)

Cirque

b)

Arete

c)

Horn

d)

Lateral Moraine

19.

The image shows a...

a)

continental glacier

b)

valley glacier

20.

A _____ glacier carves a U-shaped valley into a V-shaped valley.

a)

Continental

b)

Valley

c)

River

d)

Plain