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1
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What is the process by which glaciers move?

A

Glaciers move through the process of internal deformation and basal sliding.

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True or False: Glacial ice is a type of sedimentary rock.

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False

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What is the term for the material that glaciers pick up and transport?

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Moraine

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4
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What type of glacier forms in high mountain areas?

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Cirque glacier

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What is the term for the end of a glacier where ice is melting faster than it is being replenished?

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Glacial terminus

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What is the term for the process of glaciers melting and depositing sediment?

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Glacial deposition

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What is the term for a large ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier?

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Moraine

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What is the term for a bowl-shaped depression at the head of a glacier?

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Cirque

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What is the term for a valley carved out by a glacier?

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U-shaped valley

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What is the term for a sharp peak formed by glacial erosion?

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Horn

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What is the term for a long, narrow ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier?

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Esker

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12
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What is the term for a deposit of sediment left by a glacier that has melted away?

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Kame

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What is the term for a large mass of ice that covers a wide area?

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Ice sheet

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What is the term for a long, narrow glacier that forms in a valley?

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Valley glacier

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What is the term for the process by which glaciers erode the land?

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Glacial erosion

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What is the term for a mound of till deposited by a melting glacier?

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Kame

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17
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What is the term for the steep back wall of a cirque?

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Headwall

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What is the term for the sharp ridge between two cirques?

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Arete

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What is the term for the deep depression between two cirques?

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Col

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20
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What is the term for a glacier that flows out of a cirque?

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Valley glacier

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21
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What is the term for the process by which a glacier deposits sediment as it melts?

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Glacial deposition

22
Q

What is the term for the frozen mass of ice that forms a glacier?

A

Firn

23
Q

What is the term for the process by which glaciers grind away at the land beneath them?

A

Abrasion

24
Q

What is the term for the slow movement of glaciers down a slope?

A

Flow

25
Q

What is the term for the sediment left behind by a retreating glacier?

A

Till

26
Q

What is the process by which glaciers move?

A

Glaciers move through the process of internal deformation and basal sliding.

27
Q

True or False: Glacial ice is a type of sedimentary rock.

A

False

28
Q

What is the term for the material that glaciers pick up and transport?

A

Moraine

29
Q

What type of glacier forms in high mountain areas?

A

Cirque glacier

30
Q

What is the term for the end of a glacier where ice is melting faster than it is being replenished?

A

Glacial terminus

31
Q

What is the term for the process of glaciers melting and depositing sediment?

A

Glacial deposition

32
Q

What is the term for a large ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier?

A

Moraine

33
Q

What is the term for a bowl-shaped depression at the head of a glacier?

A

Cirque

34
Q

What is the term for a valley carved out by a glacier?

A

U-shaped valley

35
Q

What is the term for a sharp peak formed by glacial erosion?

A

Horn

36
Q

What is the term for a long, narrow ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier?

A

Esker

37
Q

What is the term for a deposit of sediment left by a glacier that has melted away?

A

Kame

38
Q

What is the term for a large mass of ice that covers a wide area?

A

Ice sheet

39
Q

What is the term for a long, narrow glacier that forms in a valley?

A

Valley glacier

40
Q

What is the term for the process by which glaciers erode the land?

A

Glacial erosion

41
Q

What is the term for a mound of till deposited by a melting glacier?

A

Kame

42
Q

What is the term for the steep back wall of a cirque?

A

Headwall

43
Q

What is the term for the sharp ridge between two cirques?

A

Arete

44
Q

What is the term for the deep depression between two cirques?

A

Col

45
Q

What is the term for a glacier that flows out of a cirque?

A

Valley glacier

46
Q

What is the term for the process by which a glacier deposits sediment as it melts?

A

Glacial deposition

47
Q

What is the term for the frozen mass of ice that forms a glacier?

A

Firn

48
Q

What is the term for the process by which glaciers grind away at the land beneath them?

A

Abrasion

49
Q

What is the term for the slow movement of glaciers down a slope?

A

Flow

50
Q

What is the term for the sediment left behind by a retreating glacier?

A

Till

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