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WorksheetsGlacial Landforms
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the name of the armchair shaped hollow created by glacial erosion on a mountain side?
Corry
Arete
Corrie
Pyramidal Peak
Where 2 corries develop side by side, the glaciers eros the rock leaving a knife-like edge. What is this called?
A pyramidal peak
Twin peaks
An arete
A tarn
A corrie has 3 distinct features. What are these?
A steep back wall, gentle sides and ice in the hollow.
A flat base, a snout and a steep back wall.
A snout, gentle sides and a lip.
A steep back wall, an over-deepened hollow and a lip.
U shaped valleys are sometimes known by a different name. What is this name?
V shaped valleys
Galactic troughs
Glacial troughs
O shaped valleys
Glacial troughs have distinct characteristics. What are these characteristics?
A misfit river, steep sides and a wide valley floor.
V shaped cross section with a river running through the valley .
Very steep sides and a river filling the valley.
A river that is far too big for the narrow valley.
Which of the following is a U shaped valley in the Lake District?
Ribble valley
Sognefjord
Nant Pass
Langdale
There are three main types of glacial erosion. What are these?
Attrition, abrasion and freeze-thaw
Plucking, abrasion and freeze thaw.
Picking, freeze-thaw and abrasion
Freeze-thaw, puckering and abrasion
Which is the odd one out?
Ice age
corrie
Interglacial
Which is the odd one out?
Corrie
Arete
Snout
Which is the odd one out?
Abrasion
Plucking
Glacial till
Which is the odd one out? (Clue: this about glacial erosion)
Vertical
Lateral
Longitudinal
What is the name of the arete near Helvellyn in the lake District?
Straddling Edge
Striation Edge
Stepping Edge
Striding Edge
