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WorksheetsMission 10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the name of the last major glacial period that shaped Ohio?
The Appalachian Glaciation
The Ohioan Ice Age
The Laurentide Glaciation
The Wisconsinan Glaciation
What was the name of the massive continental glacier that covered Ohio?
The Laurentide Ice Sheet
The Appalachian Ice Sheet
The Ohioan Ice Sheet
The Wisconsinan Ice Sheet
According to the passage, the glacier acted most like a...
large freezer.
fast-moving river.
slow-moving bulldozer.
tall mountain.
What is "glacial till"?
The solid bedrock under a glacier
An unsorted mixture of boulders, sand, and clay left by a glacier
A lake formed by a melting ice block
The flat, fertile farmland in western Ohio
Glacial till is described as an "unsorted mixture" which means...
it contains only one type of rock.
it is neatly layered by size.
it is a random mix of different-sized sediments.
it was sorted by meltwater.
Which part of Ohio was not covered by the glacier?
Western Ohio
Southeastern Ohio
Northwestern Ohio
The Till Plains
The unglaciated, hilly part of southeastern Ohio is part of which landform region?
The Appalachian Plateau
The Till Plains
The Great Plains
The Laurentide Plateau
A ridge of till that marks the farthest advance of the glacier is called a...
kettle lake.
ground moraine.
terminal moraine.
glacial groove.
A flat-to-gently-rolling blanket of till left behind as the glacier retreated is called a...
terminal moraine.
ground moraine.
kettle.
plateau.
The flat, fertile farmlands of western Ohio are an example of which landform?
A terminal moraine
A ground moraine
A kettle lake system
An unglaciated plateau
