Quiz 11, Chap. 4, pp. 113-118 Flashcards
1
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The two major types of glaciers are
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continental & valley (or alpine)
2
Q
The period of Earth’s history during which more of the surface was covered by glaciers than at present is commonly called the
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Ice Age
3
Q
The types of erosion caused by wind are ____ processes.
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aeolian
4
Q
sharp, steeple-shaped peak formed when 3 or more cirques cut into a mountain
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horn
5
Q
scratches in bedrock that were produced by glaciers
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striae
6
Q
heap or ridge of till left by a retreating glacier
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moraine
7
Q
low hill formed when a glacier overruns its old deposits of broken rock
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drumlin
8
Q
large hole in the ground left from the melting of a chunk of glacial ice
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kettle
