Pyramidal Peak

Pyramidal Peak

6th Grade

5 Qs

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Pyramidal Peak

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Assessment

Quiz

Geography

6th Grade

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Emma Hogan

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when water in cracks in the rock freezes, expands, and contracts, causing the rock to weaken and break?

Freeze-thaw

Abrasion

Basal sliding

Plucking

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process involves ice freezing onto bedrock and pulling loose rocks away?

Rotational flow

Bergschrund

Plucking

Freeze-thaw

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for when angular rock embedded in the ice grinds the hollow as the glacier moves?

Rotational flow

Freeze-thaw

Abrasion

Plucking

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What helps to deepen the corrie in glacial processes?

Rotational flow

Abrasion

Basal sliding

Bergschrund

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which feature allows rocks to fall into the glacier, fueling the abrasion process?

Bergschrund

Plucking

Freeze-thaw

Basal sliding