Glaciers

Question 1

Glaciers are large masses of ________ ice that ________ the landscape.

Answer 1

moving; erode

Question 2

Glaciers change the “V-shape” characteristics of what type of valleys?

Answer 2

River valleys

Question 3

Glaciers change from the “V-shape” of river valleys into the “U-shape” of what type of valleys?

Answer 3

Glacial valleys

Question 4

Glaciers can leave what in their wake.

Answer 4

Till or sediment

Question 5

Till can accumulate into what?

Answer 5

Moraine

Question 6

Moraine that accumulates on the sides of glaciers is called what?

Answer 6

Lateral moraine

Question 7

Moraine that accumulates on the front of glaciers is called what?

Answer 7

Terminal moraine

Question 8

Till and moraine can be reshaped into hills called what?

Answer 8

Drumlins

Question 9

Bowl shaped valley created by glaciers.

Answer 9

Cirque

Question 10

A rock ridge formed when a mountain is eroded on two sides by glaciers.

Answer 10

Arête

Question 11

Deposit of a stream that once flowed underneath a glacier.

Answer 11

Esker

Question 12

What sometimes occurs when a glacier melts after bending the land beneath it due to its weight?

Answer 12

Post-glacial rebound