Glacial Processes and Erosion
Description: Glacial Processes and Erosion Quiz | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: glaciology geomorphology earth science |
What is the process by which glaciers erode the underlying bedrock through abrasion, plucking, and quarrying?
Which of the following is NOT a type of glacial erosion?
What is the term for a deep, steep-sided valley formed by glacial erosion?
What is the term for a long, narrow ridge of rock formed by glacial erosion between two cirques?
What is the term for a sharp, pointed peak formed by glacial erosion?
What is the term for a hill or mountain that rises above the surrounding ice sheet?
What is the term for a long, sinuous ridge of glacial till deposited by a glacier?
What is the term for a mound or hill of glacial till deposited at the edge of a glacier?
What is the term for a depression in the landscape formed by the melting of a buried block of ice?
What is the term for a large, flat plain formed by the deposition of glacial till?
What is the term for a long, narrow lake formed by the melting of a glacier?
What is the term for a deep, narrow valley formed by the erosion of a glacier?
What is the term for a large, tabular iceberg that breaks off from a glacier?
What is the term for a large, floating mass of ice formed from the merging of many smaller icebergs?
What is the term for a large, floating mass of ice that is attached to the shore?