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WorksheetsMoraines, Erratics and Drumlins
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
unsorted rock material deposited directly by ice as it melts
glacial drift
stratified drift
till
glacier
which type of moraine forms along each side of a glacier?
medial moraine
lateral moraine
ground moraine
terminal moraine
Which type of glacier forms from unsorted materials left beneath a glacier?
medial moraine
lateral noraine
ground moraine
terminal moraine
A _____ is a tear-drop / egg shaped hill created by ice flow over and around till deposit.
Two lateral moraines merge together to form a very large ridge of rock debris which runs down the middle of a valley. What is it called?
lateral moraine
erratic
medial moraine
ground moraine
Found parallel to terminal moraines and mark the retreat of the glacier (a point where the ice has been static long enough for material to build up).
Terminal Moraine
lateral moraine
medial moraine
recessional moraine
What is a group of drumlins called?
Group
Collection
Swarm
Herd
Drumlins can tell us what.....
the past weight of the ice
past directions of ice movement
past depth of ice
