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WorksheetsGlaciation
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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 Abrasion?
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
Identify the glacial landforms created by deposition:
arête
till
ice
moraine
