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Glaciers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Layers of snow compresses into glacier ice called

a)

Holly Ice

b)

Firn Ice

c)

Daisy Ice

d)

Thick Ice

2.

Valley glaciers can be found in the Himalayas and what other mountain range

a)

Dublin Mountains

b)

Wicklow Mountains

c)

Alps

d)

Scottish Highlands

3.

The glacial erosion process that removes rock from the ground and valley sides

a)

Scooping

b)

Attrition

c)

Compression

d)

Plucking

4.

Moraine found along the sides of a glacier is

a)

Side moraine

b)

Lateral Moraine

c)

Terminal Moraine

d)

Medial Moraine

5.

Another name for a CIRQUE is a

a)

Cave

b)

Lake

c)

Corrie

d)

Arete

6.

The erosion process that widens and deepens the cirque

a)

Abrasion

b)

Hydraulic Action

c)

Attrition

d)

Plucking

7.

A knife-edged ridge that forms when 2 cirques are back -to-back

a)

Arete

b)

Hanging Valley

c)

Corrie

d)

Lake

8.

The glacial valley that lies above the main U-shaped valley is a

a)

Swinging Valley

b)

V-shaped Valley

c)

Hanging Valley

d)

River Valley

9.

A cirque that contains a lake is called a ....... lake

a)

Ribbon

b)

Tarn

c)

Upper lake

d)

Lower lake

10.

Pyramidal Peaks are in the shape of a

a)

Circle

b)

Square

c)

Cube

d)

Triangle