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Mass Movements and Glaciers

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a factor that influences mass movements?

a)

water

b)

weight

c)

soil type

d)

time

2.

A once straight fencepost is now tilted slightly. What type of mass movement is this demonstrating?

a)

creep

b)

flow

c)

slide

d)

fall

3.

At which location would a catastrophic mass-movement be most common?

a)

on a slope of 15° in an area of 120 cm of annual rainfall

b)

on a slope of 35° in an area of 72 cm of annual rainfall

c)

on a slope of 30° in an area of 110 cm of annual rainfall

d)

on a slope of 18° in an area of 88 cm of annual rainfall

4.

Where is wind erosion least likely to take place?

a)

deserts

b)

prairies

c)

seashores

d)

lakeshores

5.

What type of wind erosion would cause this type of rock erosion?

a)

deflation

b)

saltation

c)

abrasion

d)

loess

6.

What is formed when two cirques on opposite sides of a valley meet?

a)

hanging valley

b)

arete

c)

horn

d)

U-shaped valley

7.

What makes a kame different from an esker?

a)

its layering

b)

its origins

c)

its sediments

d)

its shape

8.

Which of the following actions could prevent mass-movement disasters?

a)

constructing buildings and roads in stream drainage paths

b)

removing trees from steep slopes

c)

educating people about the advantage of building on steep slopes

d)

digging a series of trenches to divert water around a slope

9.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about valley glaciers?

a)

flow rates are the same within the various portions of the glacier

b)

the speed of the glacier is affected by the slope of the valley floor

c)

they widen V-shaped stream valleys into U-shaped glacial valleys

d)

movement is usually less than a few millimeters a day

10.

A ridge consisting of mixed debris deposited by a glacier is a(n) ____________.

a)

outwash plain

b)

kettle

c)

moraine

d)

esker

11.

Slumps are common after a rainfall because the water _____________.

a)

reduces friction between soil grains

b)

breaks the underlying rock

c)

causes snow to melt

d)

washes away the vegetation cover

12.

What are elongated landforms made of older moraines over which glaciers have moved?

a)

eskers

b)

drumlins

c)

outwash plains

d)

kettle lake

13.

What percent of the Earth's surface is currently covered by Ice?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

10%

14.

Which has the fastest movement?

a)

creep

b)

mudflow

c)

avalanche

d)

solifluction

15.

Which is the underlying force that causes all forms of mass movement?

a)

magnetism

b)

coriolis effect

c)

gravity

d)

friction

16.

Which most likely creates a valley?

a)

glacial ice

b)

landslide

c)

prevailing winds

d)

running water

17.

Select the correct types of glaciers

a)

continental

b)

landscape

c)

valley

d)

cirque

18.

cirques, moraines, and outwashes are all related to

a)

glacial erosion

b)

landscape erosion

c)

mudslide erosion

d)

wind erosion

19.

What type of glacier forms in a mountainous area?

a)

Alpine

b)

continental

c)

till

d)

moraine

20.

What type of glacier covers huge areas of land?

a)

alpine

b)

continental

c)

till

d)

moraine

21.

unsorted rock material deposited directly by ice as it melts

a)

glacial drift

b)

stratified drift

c)

till

d)

glacier

22.

What are sharp pyramid shaped peaks formed by alpine glaciers called?

a)

U-shaped valleys

b)

cirques

c)

aretes

d)

horns

23.

What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?

a)

U0shaped valleys

b)

cirques

c)

aretes

d)

horns

24.

which type of moraine forms along each side of a glacier?

a)

medial moraine

b)

lateral moraine

c)

ground moraine

d)

terminal moraine

25.
The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
jackhammering
26.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
dumptruck
27.
This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion weathering
d)
deposition
28.
This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion weathering
d)
deposition
29.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
30.
Weeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
31.
A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
32.
A piece of sandstone changing color (from brown to rusty red) from exposure to water and air is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
33.
This is a picture of a
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
mudflow
d)
landslide
34.
These are called _______________________.
a)
slumps
b)
mudflows
c)
creeps
d)
landslides
35.
This is a picture of a
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
mudflow
d)
landslide
36.
This is a picture of 
a)
slumps
b)
creeps
c)
mudflows
d)
landslides
37.
_____________happens where agents of erosion drop or lay down sediment.
a)
Weathering only
b)
erosion only 
c)
Deposition
d)
compaction only
38.
This is a picture of a
a)
creep 
b)
slump
c)
mudflow
d)
landslide
39.
The slowest type of mass movement is called a _____________________.
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
landslide
d)
mudflow
40.
Why do heavy rains help cause mass movement?
a)
They cause the plants to grow
b)
They cause the soil to be wet and heavy
c)
They cause the animals to come out of their homes
d)
They cause strong winds
41.
What is a bowl-shaped depression formed by glacial erosion?
a)
cirque
b)
arrete
c)
ice pack
d)
kettle
42.
Forms when a flowing glacier scoops out an area between two mountains. 
a)
U-Shaped Valley
b)
Fjord
c)
Kettle
d)
Moraine
43.
The deposit at the furthest point the glacier ever gets.
a)
moraine
b)
ground moraine
c)
recessional moraine
d)
terminal moraine
44.
A long winding ridge of stratified (sorted) glacial deposits
a)
eskers
b)
till
c)
glacier
d)
kettle
45.
When more snow melts than is deposited, the glacier will remain stationary
a)
True
b)
False
46.

The photograph shows scratched and grooved

bedrock with boulders on its surface. The scratches and grooves were most likely created when

a)

alternating thawing and freezing of water cracked the bedrock

b)

flooding from a nearby lake covered the bedrock

c)

a glacier dragged rocks over the bedrock

d)

rocks from a landslide slid along the bedrock

47.

The photograph shows a valley. Which agent of erosion most likely produced this valley's shape?

a)

blowing wind

b)

ocean waves

c)

moving ice

d)

running water

48.

The cross sections show a three-stage sequence in the development of a glacial feature. Which glacial feature has formed by the end of stage 3?

a)

kettle lake

b)

finger lake

c)

drumlin

d)

parallel scratches

49.

Base your answer to the following question on the map. Arrows on the map show the location and orientation of glacial striations on the surface bedrock. Dark shading shows the location of large moraines (glacial deposits). How were the striations made?

a)

Frost action cracked the bedrock during the ice age.

b)

Rocks at the bottom of the glaciers were dragged over the bedrock.

c)

Particles carried by winds scratched the bedrock during the ice age.

d)

Particles carried by glacial meltwater eroded the bedrock.

50.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
51.
A marble statue is left exposed to the weather.  Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away.  This weathering probably is caused by...
a)
oxygen in the air
b)
carbonic acid in rainwater
c)
lichens
d)
abrasion
52.

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

a)

kettles

b)

cirque

c)

horn

d)

till

53.

What landform is shown in the image?

a)

Arete

b)

Cirque

c)

Erratic

d)

Till

54.

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

a)

Erratic

b)

Kettles

c)

Cirque

d)

Aretes

55.

What is the arrow pointing to in the image?

a)

Cirque

b)

Erratic

c)

Esker

d)

Kettle

56.

What landform is shown in the image?

a)

Horn

b)

Cirque

c)

Erratic

d)

Kettle

57.

A sharp, pyramid shaped peak formed by glacial erosion

a)

Horn

b)

Arete

c)

Cirque

d)

Erratic

58.

This is an example of a ____________.

a)

V-shaped river valley

b)

continental glacier

c)

U-shaped valley

d)

cirque

59.

What glacial feature is shown in the image?

a)

Horn

b)

Continental glacier

c)

V-shaped river valley

d)

Hanging Valley

60.

Ms. D is staring up at a

a)

Continental Glacier

b)

Valley Glacier

c)

V-shaped River Valley

d)

None of the above

61.

______ is a smooth hill composed of till.

a)

Drumlin

b)

Cirque

c)

Esker

d)

Erratic

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