Worksheets13.1-13.9
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 9mins
G__ci__s are massive bodies of slowly moving ice formed on land.
(a)
Glaciers come in all shapes and sizes, from a small patch of ice a few 100 metres across to huge ice sheets.
True
False
The glacier which forms on mountain sides & move down slopes through valleys.
Alpine
Continental Ice Sheet
The glacier which spread out and cover large areas.
Alpine
Continental Ice Sheet
Glaciers are important because it serves as giant fresh (a) reservoirs, support the planet's life systems and influence our day-to-day lives.
Glaciers are important because it serves as a protective c (a) r over the Earth and our oceans to reflect the uv light.
Glaciers are important because it reflects excess h (a) t back into space and keep the planet cooler.
I__ a__ refers to glacial age, a long period of cold climate where glaciers cover large parts of the Earth.
(a)
Formation & Movement of Glacier:
i) Large amount of ____ collected throughout the year.
snow
rain
Formation & Movement of Glacier:
ii) With ___ temperature over the centuries, the snow gets compressed into ___.
low; ice
high; rock
Formation & Movement of Glacier:
iii) Ice turned to glacier, and move ________ due to the pulling of ______.
downwards; gravity
upwards; wind
The first glacier process is fr (a) ze-th_w weathering.
The second glacier process is ero (a) .
The third glacier process is trans (a) ation.
The fourth glacier process is depo (a) tion.
pieces of rock drag hardly by moving glaciers.
Abrasion
Plucking
pieces of rock pull away by moving glaciers.
Abrasion
Plucking
a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain.
corries
tarn
arete
pyramidal peak
A small mountain lake in a hollow area surrounded by steep slopes formed by a liquid glacier deposited material which is meltwater.
corries
tarn
arete
pyramidal peak
Knife edges between pyramidal peak.
corries
tarn
arete
pyramidal peak
When three or more corries form around a mountain, they cut backwards to leave a ‘horn’.
corries
tarn
arete
pyramidal peak
solid deposited materials by glaciers
moraine
meltwater
liquid deposited materials by glaciers
moraine
meltwater
Glacially-transported rocks and debris that are dropped by the ice as it melts.
They form along the side of a glacier.
Lateral Moraine
Medial Moraine
End Moraine
Glacially-transported rocks and debris that are dropped by the ice as it melts.
It appears as dark lines near the centre of the glacier.
Lateral Moraine
Medial Moraine
End Moraine
Glacially-transported rocks and debris that are dropped by the ice as it melts.
It dumped at a glacier’s end or snout, marking its maximum advance.
Lateral Moraine
Medial Moraine
Terminal Moraine
Person who studies snow and ice and their physical properties.
Glaciologist
Hydrologist
A glaciologist needs to respond the ________ and how these changes in turn influence climate and the surrounding environment.
climate change
colour change
