Glacial Deposits
Description: Test your knowledge about the different types of glacial deposits and their characteristics. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
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Which of the following is NOT a type of glacial deposit?
What is the term for a ridge of unsorted glacial debris deposited at the edge of a glacier?
Which type of glacial deposit is characterized by long, narrow ridges of sediment deposited by meltwater streams?
What is the term for a hill of glacial till that is elongated in the direction of ice movement?
Which type of glacial deposit is a large boulder that has been transported by a glacier?
What is the term for a depression in the landscape that was formed by the melting of a block of ice?
Which type of glacial deposit is a large, rounded hill of bedrock that has been smoothed and polished by glacial erosion?
What is the term for a deep, steep-sided valley that was formed by glacial erosion?
Which type of glacial deposit is a cylindrical hole in bedrock that was formed by the swirling action of water and sediment?
What is the term for a long, narrow valley that was formed by the erosion of a glacier?
Which type of glacial deposit is a deep, narrow inlet of the sea that was formed by the erosion of a glacier?
What is the term for a deep, narrow canyon that was formed by the erosion of a river?
Which type of glacial deposit is a broad, flat valley that was formed by the erosion of a glacier?
What is the term for a large, flat area of land that was formed by the deposition of glacial till?
Which type of glacial deposit is a large, flat area of land that was formed by the deposition of outwash sediment?