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Mission 10

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

What was the name of the last major glacial period that shaped Ohio?

a)

The Appalachian Glaciation

b)

The Ohioan Ice Age

c)

The Laurentide Glaciation

d)

The Wisconsinan Glaciation

2.

What was the name of the massive continental glacier that covered Ohio?

a)

The Laurentide Ice Sheet

b)

The Appalachian Ice Sheet

c)

The Ohioan Ice Sheet

d)

The Wisconsinan Ice Sheet

3.

According to the passage, the glacier acted most like a...

a)

large freezer.

b)

fast-moving river.

c)

slow-moving bulldozer.

d)

tall mountain.

4.

What is "glacial till"?

a)

The solid bedrock under a glacier

b)

An unsorted mixture of boulders, sand, and clay left by a glacier

c)

A lake formed by a melting ice block

d)

The flat, fertile farmland in western Ohio

5.

Glacial till is described as an "unsorted mixture" which means...

a)

it contains only one type of rock.

b)

it is neatly layered by size.

c)

it is a random mix of different-sized sediments.

d)

it was sorted by meltwater.

6.

Which part of Ohio was not covered by the glacier?

a)

Western Ohio

b)

Southeastern Ohio

c)

Northwestern Ohio

d)

The Till Plains

7.

The unglaciated, hilly part of southeastern Ohio is part of which landform region?

a)

The Appalachian Plateau

b)

The Till Plains

c)

The Great Plains

d)

The Laurentide Plateau

8.

A ridge of till that marks the farthest advance of the glacier is called a...

a)

kettle lake.

b)

ground moraine.

c)

terminal moraine.

d)

glacial groove.

9.

A flat-to-gently-rolling blanket of till left behind as the glacier retreated is called a...

a)

terminal moraine.

b)

ground moraine.

c)

kettle.

d)

plateau.

10.

The flat, fertile farmlands of western Ohio are an example of which landform?

a)

A terminal moraine

b)

A ground moraine

c)

A kettle lake system

d)

An unglaciated plateau