Glaciers Earth Science

What feature is labeled G in Figure 7-1?

• outwash plain

• esker

• drumlin

• terminal moraine

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The till deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a rige called a _______________

• moraine

• drumline

• horn

• ice age

___________glaciers are growing, while __________ glaciers are shrinking.

• Retreating, advancing

• Advancing, retreating

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

All of the following were formed by glaciers EXCEPT _____

• Long Island

• Finger Lakes

• Great Lakes

• Grand Canyon

Glaciers only form near Earth’s poles.

• True

• False

Friction causes the sides of a valley glacier to move more slowly than the center

• true

• false

Valley Stream is located on the Ronkonkoma Moraine's outwash plain. Compared to a moraine, sediments in an outwash plain are

• unsorted

• sorted

• more angular

• larger

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the primary force that causes glaciers to move?

• Gravity

• Wind

• Magnetism

• Tectonic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is a type of glacier that forms in mountainous regions?

• Ice sheet

• Valley glacier

• Ice cap

• Piedmont glacier

What term describes the process of a glacier losing ice through melting or evaporation?

• Accumulation

• Ablation

• Sublimation

• Deposition