WorksheetsLandscapes Earth Science
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Friction causes the sides of a valley glacier to move more slowly than the center
true
false
Glaciers form when _____
less snow falls than melts
more snow falls than melts
less rain falls than freezes
more rain falls than freezes
The deposit at the furthest point the glacier ever gets.
moraine
drumlin
kettle lake
striations
Which NYS landscape region is composed of mostly horizontal sedimentary bedrock and has a high elevation?
Hudson Highlands
The Catskills
Manhattan Prong
Taconic Mountains
Two cities in NYS, located at similar latitudes, can have very different landscapes. What causes this difference?
differences in temperature
differences in precipitation
differences in bedrock structures
differences in soil characteristics
If the rate of erosion (leveling force) on a particular landscape remains the same, but the uplifting forces dramatically increase, the elevation of that landscape will:
decrease
increase
remain the same
Looking at this depositional feature and the compass, what direction was the ice flowing?
North
South
East
West
Drumlins are composed of:
sorted sediments
unsorted sediments
Valley Stream is located on the Ronkonkoma Moraine's outwash plain. Compared to a moraine, sediments in an outwash plain are
unsorted
sorted
more angular
larger
What feature is labeled A in Figure 7-1?
kame
esker
drumlin
end moraine
All of the following were formed by glaciers EXCEPT _____
Long Island
Finger Lakes
Great Lakes
Grand Canyon
Which city is located in the St. Lawrence Lowlands?
Kingston
Massena
Rochester
Albany
What is the primary force responsible for shaping landscapes through erosion and deposition?
Gravity
Wind
Water
Ice
Which type of landscape is most likely to form in a region with high rainfall and steep slopes?
Desert
Tundra
Rainforest
Mountainous
The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical or chemical means is known as:
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Sedimentation
