Glaciers at Work

Glaciers pick up material, this is called...

• deposition

• erosion

• transportation

Glaciers carry and move material, this is called...

• deposition

• erosion

• transportation

Glaciers drop material, this is called...

• deposition

• erosion

• transportation

Which word has a similar meaning to 'abrasion'?

• melt

• move

• rub

• scratch

Freeze-thaw weathering makes ______ easier.

• abrasion

• deposition

• plucking

• transportation

What does this picture show?

• saltations

• siltations

• striations

• sublations

Why does meltwater appear milky?

• because it has many tiny particles

• because of the reflection of the snow

• because it still has a lot of ice crystals

• because it is denser than regular water

What is glacial till?

• deep scratches in the rock caused by a glacier

• a mixture of rock and stones deposited by a glacier

• snow that has been compressed to ice, forming a glacier

• the path that a glacier follows at it flows downhill