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Weathering and Glacial Landforms
Weathering and Glacial Landforms
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Earth Science review on Weathering and Glacial landforms
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The sharp ridge glacial feature at point B in the diagram is:
a horn
a u-shaped valley
a cirque
an arete
2
When rock fragments freeze to the bottom of a glacier and are carried away when glacier moves
abrasion
valley widening
surging
plucking
3
Eskers are glacial features form when:
water flowing under glaciers deposit sand and gravel
blocks of ice buried in the ground eventually melts
sediment is deposited in front of advancing glacier
lots of debris is deposited along sides of glacial valley
4
The bowl-shaped glacial feature at point D in the diagram is:
an arete
a horn
a u-shaped valley
a cirque
5
The long narrow hill glacial feature at point C is:
an esker
a moraine
a kame
a drumlin
6
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called:
erosion
weathering
soil conservation
decomposition
7
The inscriptions on the marble gravestone pictured have become harder to read over time due to:
chemical weathering
release of pressure
freezing and thawing
mechanical weathering
8
The lichen on the rock pictured is evidence of:
mechanical weathering by plant growth
chemical weathering by carbon dioxide
chemical weathering by water
chemical weathering by living organisms
9
The till deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a pile called a:
kettle
alluvial fan
moraine
cirque
10
The hole at point E in the diagram is:
a kame
an outwash plain
a kettle
a drumlin
11
The irregular shaped hill at point D is
an esker
a moraine
a kame
a drumlin
12
The glacial feature at point A in the diagram is:
a horn
a u-shaped valley
a cirque
an arete
13
Terminal moraines are glacial features formed when:
sediment is deposited in front of an advancing glacier
blocks of ice buried in ground eventually melt
water flowing under glaciers deposit sand and gravel
lots of debris is deposited along sides of glacial valley
14
The sharp peak glacial feature at point C is:
a cirque
an arete
a u-shaped valley
a horn
15
What type of moraines form in the middle of two glaciers joining together?
lateral moraines
ground moraines
terminal moraines
medial moraines
16
Massachusetts has a lot of kettle ponds - which BEST explains the formation of kettle ponds?
glacial depression
sediment deposition
avalanche
wind erosion
17
What type of mechanical weathering is occurring in the picture?
freezing and thawing
animal action
abrasion
plant growth
18
The oval-shaped hill of till at point A in the diagram is:
a kame
a moraine
an esker
a drumlin
19
Kettles are glacial features formed when:
lots of debris is deposited along sides of glacial valley
block of ice buried in ground eventually melt
sediment is deposited in front of an advancing glacier
water flowing under glaciers deposit sand and gravel
20
The unstratified (all mixed together) sediment deposited by glaciers is called:
a drumlin
a kettle
soil
till
21
The crack in the rock pictured was caused by:
animal actions
freezing and thawing
carbon dioxide
abrasion
22
The flat plain at point F in the diagram is:
a kame
a drumlin
an outwash plain
a kettle
23
The ridge of till at point B is:
a moraine
an esker
a drumlin
a kame
24
The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another is:
soil conservation
deposition
erosion
abrasion