EE: Mountains:- Glacial Landforms

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Quiz on EE: Mountains:- Glacial Landforms, created by Stephen Carruthers on 31/03/2016.
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Question 1

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Name the area of a glacier where evaporation and melting exceeds snowfall.
Answer
  • Accumulation zone
  • Ablation zone
  • Equilibrium line
  • Abration and plucking

Question 2

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When glacial ice melts, different types of rock are laid down that have been carried along by the glacier. Piles of these deposits are called moraines. Name the type of moraines that are found at the junction between two glaciers.
Answer
  • Terminal moraine
  • Medial moraine
  • Lateral moraine
  • More moraine

Question 3

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Name the type of moraines found deposited along the sides of the glacier.
Answer
  • Lateral moraine
  • Terminal moraine
  • Medial moraine
  • Moraine Moraine

Question 4

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A corrie is a...
Answer
  • circular hollow in the side of a hill
  • knife edged ridge
  • valley with a flat floor and steep side
  • valley ending with a waterfall

Question 5

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Name the type of moraines that are found at the junction between two glaciers.
Answer
  • Lateral moraine
  • Medial moraine
  • Terminal moraine
  • More moraine

Question 6

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Name the types of moraines that are found at the terminus or the furthest (end) point reached by a glacier.
Answer
  • Terminal moraine
  • More moraine
  • Lateral moraine
  • Medial moraine
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