Worksheets1st Year
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is plucking?
When a glacier scours the valley floor.
When the snout of the glacier pushes deposited sediment.
When rocks become frozen into glacier and are plucked out when the glacier moves.
When frozen water expands and forces cracks in rocks to get bigger and break apart.
What is a glacier?
A glacier is any piece of ice that moves.
A glacier is a mass of ice that thaws and re-freezes repeatedly.
To be considered a glacier, a mass of ice must be at least 1 mile thick
Glaciers are masses of ice made made up of snow that has accumulated and compacted over time .
Which letter represents the shape of valleys created by glaciers?
V
U
W
L
Large rocks or boulders that are transported by glaciers are called...
striations
erratics
till
abrasions
Identify the glacial landforms created by erosion:
arête
till
ice
moraine
Large rocks or boulders that are transported by glaciers are called...
striations
erratics
till
abrasions
In which direction did the glacier that formed these drumlins move?
From east to west
From south to north
From west to east
From north to south
After an ice-age a corrie often fills with melt water. This is known as....
A Lake
A Ribbon Lake
A Tarn
A Drumlin
A pyramidal peak is formed from...?
3 or more corries growing
Glacial meltwater
2 corries back-to-back
Plucking and abrasion
The diagram represents a stream valley. Which diagram below best shows how this valley might be modified after a glacier has moved through it?
Name this landform
Corrie
Backwall
Arete
Scree
What is this glacial feature called?
Hanging Valley
Corrie
Glacial Trough
Waterfall
