Glaciers


96. Which of the following is a type of glacial feature that forms when two cirques meet at a high point and create a low point between them?
a) Col
b) Arete
c) Tarn
d) Horn

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97. What is the name for the process by which glaciers melt and refreeze, creating ice lenses that cause rock to break apart?
a) Frost heaving
b) Freeze-thaw cycle
c) Abrasion
d) Plucking

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98. Which of the following is a type of glacial deposit that forms when a glacier deposits sediment in a broad, flat plain?
a) Esker
b) Kame
c) Drumlin
d) Outwash plain

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99. What is the name for the process by which glaciers melt and refreeze, causing rocks to be pulled out of the ground and carried away?
a) Frost heaving
b) Freeze-thaw cycle
c) Abrasion
d) Plucking

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100. Which of the following is a type of glacial feature that forms when two glaciers meet and merge together?
a) Tarn
b) Moraine
c) Col
d) Tributary glacier

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