Geography Quiz 01

Question 1

Weathering of a mountain has occurred on both sides, creating a steep sided peak.

Answer 1

Horn

Question 2

Jagged mountain valleys become smooth and u-shaped after the glacier retreats. The ice (and rocks in it) scrape the valley floor and sides.

Answer 2

U-Shaped Valley

Question 3

Rocks in glaciers carve long grooves in the bedrock, direction of grooves shows which way the glacier traveled

Answer 3

Striations

Question 4

Bowl-Shaped depression where the glacier starts, created by physical weathering and weight of glacier.

Answer 4

Cirque

Question 5

Material picked up and carried by glacier, made up of very fine particles of sand, to huge boulders.

Answer 5

Till

Question 6

Ridges of till left at the front or sides of a glacier as it retreats, and shows how far it advanced

Answer 6

Moraine

Question 7

Avocado shaped hills that occur in clusters. Used for farming due to the soil deposits, and are mined for gravel.

Answer 7

Drumlin

Question 8

Large boulder carries by the ice to a spot where it is dropped. Easily spotted, since they are usually unlike the rock around them.

Answer 8

Erratic

Question 9

A large sinious ridge of sand and gravel deposited by water flowing under a glacier or ice sheet

Answer 9

Esker

Question 10

When ice chunks fall off a retreating glacier they are covered in sediment. The ice eventually melts causing a depression.

Answer 10

Kettle Lake

Question 11

Steep mounds or conical hills built by material dropped in holes in the ice.

Answer 11

Kame

Question 12

The earth’s crust is depressed as a result of the weight of the ice. When the ice melts the surface slowly bounces back. It is still going on.

Answer 12

Isostatic Rebound