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Glaciers at Work

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

Glaciers pick up material, this is called...

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

transportation

2.

Glaciers carry and move material, this is called...

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

transportation

3.

Glaciers drop material, this is called...

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

transportation

4.

Which word has a similar meaning to 'abrasion'?

a)

melt

b)

move

c)

rub

d)

scratch

5.

Freeze-thaw weathering makes ______ easier.

a)

abrasion

b)

deposition

c)

plucking

d)

transportation

6.

What does this picture show?

a)

saltations

b)

siltations

c)

striations

d)

sublations

7.

Why does meltwater appear milky?

a)

because it has many tiny particles

b)

because of the reflection of the snow

c)

because it still has a lot of ice crystals

d)

because it is denser than regular water

8.

What is glacial till?

a)

deep scratches in the rock caused by a glacier

b)

a mixture of rock and stones deposited by a glacier

c)

snow that has been compressed to ice, forming a glacier

d)

the path that a glacier follows at it flows downhill