WorksheetsGlacial landforms
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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.
There are three main glacial processes that help to wear away the landscape around and under a glacier. What are these?
attrition, abrasion and freeze-thaw
plucking, abrasion and freeze thaw.
picking, freeze-thaw and abrasion
freeze-thaw, puckering and abrasion
What is an armchair shaped hollow known as?
arete
pyramidal peak
corrie
glacial trough
Name two characteristics of a corrie.
reading chair
hollowed-out basin
knife-edged ridge
rock lip
U-shaped valley
What are the two main types of erosion that help form and shape a corrie.
plucking & bulldozing
plucking & weathering
plucking & hydraulic action
plucking & abrasion
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 knife-edged ridge is known as....
a pyramidal peak
a corrie
an erratic
an arete
A pyramidal peak is formed from...?
3 or more corries forming
glacial meltwater
2 corries back-to-back
deposition of plucked material
Which of these periods is warmer?
glacial period
interglacial period
Which mountain range is in Europe?
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Alps
Andes
Which mountain range is in Asia?
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Alps
Andes
Which mountain range is in North America?
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Alps
Andes
Which mountain range is in South America?
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Alps
Andes
What is the name of glacial erosion where the glaciers pulls rocks and material off the back wall of the valley or from the rock at the base?
(a)
What is the name of glacial erosion where the base of the glacier drags rock over the land like sandpaper?
(a)
What glacial landform is this?
corrie and tarn
U-shaped valley
hanging valley
ribbon lake
What glacial landform is this?
waterfall
U-shaped valley
arete
ribbon lake
What glacial landform is this?
waterfall
hanging valley
arete
pyramidal peak
What glacial landform is this?
waterfall
ribbon lake
arete
pyramidal peak
What glacial landform is this?
waterfall
ribbon Lake
tarn
pyramidal peak
If there is more accumulation than ablation, the glacier will .......
advance
retreat
If there is more ablation than accumulation, the glacier will .......
advance
retreat
This elongated hill made of unsorted glacial sediment is called a...
kettle lake
moraine
sand dune
drumlin
What is the name for this large glacial boulder that does not match the surrounding sediments?
A drumlin
An erratic
A moraine
A kettle lake
What shape is the valley created by glacial erosion?
U
V
N
A
Glaciers move due to?
Gravity and climate
Gravity and their own weight
Climate and vegetation
Vegetation and the weight of the glacier
