Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

Which is the most common landform of glaciated mountains?

  1. Moraines

  2. Troughs

  3. Cirque

  4. Depositional land forms

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cirques are the most common landform in glaciated mountains - bowl-shaped depressions carved at the head of glaciers where ice accumulates and erodes headward. While moraines (depositional) and troughs (U-shaped valleys) are present, cirques are more numerous as every glacier source has one. Common in Himalaya, Alps, and Rockies. They often contain tarns (lakes) after glacial retreat and are the starting point for valley glaciers.

Keep practicing — related questions