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Glacier Prep 1

Matching questions on just about everything you need to know concerning the formation and depletion of glaciers.

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Drumlinsare formed of till
Firnglacial ice
Fjords were created byglaciers during the last Ice Age
A glacial erratic is a boulder thathas been moved a considerable distance by a glacier
11% of the Earth's land surfaceis dominated by ice
Plucking occurs at thebase of the glacier
A Hanging Valley occurs when twoglaciers intersect at different elevations
An icefield can be manymiles long
Medial moraines are createdby two glaciers travelling parallel paths
Lateral morainesare at the side of the glacier
A Pingo is a hill or moundforced up by hydrostatic pressure
An Esker is a narrow ridge oftill deposited by a stagnant glacier
Glaciers are nothomongenous masses of ice
Ablationnet loss of ice mass due to melting
Glaciers have two zones of deformationa plastic lower zone and a brittle upper zone
Recessional moraines were formedat the end of the Ice Age
Rock glaciers are caused byfrost shattering
A tarn is a small steep-sidedmountain lake or pool
A V-shaped valleyis stream shaped
A U-shaped valleyresults from glaciation


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