Glacial Features

This elongated hill made of unsorted glacial sediment is called a...

• kettle lake

• moraine

• sand dune

• drumlin

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This series of pictures shows the creation of which glacial feature?

• Moraine

• Kettle Lake

• Drumlin

• Esker

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What is a major difference between glacial till and outwash?

• Glacial till is unsorted and unlayered, outwash is sorted and layered

• Glacial till is sorted and unlayered, outwash is unsorted and layered

• Glacial till is unsorted and layered, outwash is sorted and unlayered

• Glacial till is sorted and layered, outwash is unsorted and unlayered

In which direction did the glacier that formed these drumlins move?

• From east to west

• From south to north

• From west to east

• From north to south

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What is the name for this large glacial boulder that does not match the surrounding sediments?

• A drumlin

• An erratic

• A moraine

• A kettle lake

What shape is the valley created by glacial erosion?

• U

• V

• N

• A

Which feature is evidence that a glacier moved through an area?

• Sharp, angular rocks

• Rounded, smooth rocks

• A V-shaped valley

• Striations

Glaciers move due to?

• Gravity and climate

• Gravity and their own weight

• Climate and vegetation

• Vegetation and the weight of the glacier

What causes unsorted sediments to be deposited into different features (such as drumlins, moraines, etc...) from a glacier?

• This occurs when the glacier is moving very quickly

• This occurs as more and more snow is added to the glacier

• This occurs when animals make their burrows in the glacier

• This occurs as the glacier decreases in velocity

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How will the sediment deposited at location 1 differ from the sediment deposited at location 3?

• Location 1 will have unsorted sediment and Location 3 will have sorted sediment

• Both locations will have unsorted sediment

• Location 1 will have sorted sediment and Location 3 will have unsorted sediment

• Both locations will have sorted sediment

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