What is a quarry and how does it form?

Glacial Landforms and Processes

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A flat area formed by volcanic activity.
A steep-sided basin formed by glacier ice.
A deep circular hollow formed by river erosion.
A ridge formed by wind erosion.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do quarries often form first on the north-facing slopes of mountains?
They are closer to water sources.
They receive the least sunlight.
They are protected from wind.
They receive the most sunlight.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an arête?
A flat valley floor formed by glacial deposition.
A steep-sided ridge formed by the meeting of quarries.
A peak formed by volcanic activity.
A circular lake formed by melting glaciers.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do glaciers transform river valleys?
By filling them with water.
By forming V-shaped valleys.
By creating flat plains.
By widening and deepening them into U-shaped valleys.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are hanging valleys?
Valleys formed by volcanic activity.
Valleys formed where tributary glaciers join the main valley.
Valleys formed by wind erosion.
Valleys formed by river meandering.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is glacial till?
Material eroded by rivers.
Material deposited by wind.
Material formed by volcanic eruptions.
Material eroded and deposited by glaciers.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a terminal moraine?
A ridge formed along the sides of a valley.
A ridge formed by wind deposition.
A ridge formed at the snout of a melting glacier.
A ridge formed in the center of a valley.
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