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Glacial Deposits

Test your knowledge about the different types of glacial deposits and their characteristics.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of glacial deposit?

  1. Till
  2. Loess
  3. Moraine
  4. Esker
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a ridge of unsorted glacial debris deposited at the edge of a glacier?

  1. Moraine
  2. Esker
  3. Drumlin
  4. Erratic
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of glacial deposit is characterized by long, narrow ridges of sediment deposited by meltwater streams?

  1. Moraine
  2. Esker
  3. Drumlin
  4. Erratic
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a hill of glacial till that is elongated in the direction of ice movement?

  1. Moraine
  2. Esker
  3. Drumlin
  4. Erratic
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of glacial deposit is a large boulder that has been transported by a glacier?

  1. Moraine
  2. Esker
  3. Drumlin
  4. Erratic
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a depression in the landscape that was formed by the melting of a block of ice?

  1. Kettle
  2. Pothole
  3. Cirque
  4. Roche moutonnée
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of glacial deposit is a large, rounded hill of bedrock that has been smoothed and polished by glacial erosion?

  1. Kettle
  2. Pothole
  3. Cirque
  4. Roche moutonnée
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a deep, steep-sided valley that was formed by glacial erosion?

  1. Kettle
  2. Pothole
  3. Cirque
  4. Roche moutonnée
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of glacial deposit is a cylindrical hole in bedrock that was formed by the swirling action of water and sediment?

  1. Kettle
  2. Pothole
  3. Cirque
  4. Roche moutonnée
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a long, narrow valley that was formed by the erosion of a glacier?

  1. Trough
  2. Fiord
  3. Canyon
  4. Valley
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of glacial deposit is a deep, narrow inlet of the sea that was formed by the erosion of a glacier?

  1. Trough
  2. Fiord
  3. Canyon
  4. Valley
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a deep, narrow canyon that was formed by the erosion of a river?

  1. Trough
  2. Fiord
  3. Canyon
  4. Valley
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of glacial deposit is a broad, flat valley that was formed by the erosion of a glacier?

  1. Trough
  2. Fiord
  3. Canyon
  4. Valley
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a large, flat area of land that was formed by the deposition of glacial till?

  1. Till plain
  2. Outwash plain
  3. Sandur
  4. Loess plain
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of glacial deposit is a large, flat area of land that was formed by the deposition of outwash sediment?

  1. Till plain
  2. Outwash plain
  3. Sandur
  4. Loess plain
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