Geology Glaciation Quiz 17-2

							                      Geology Glaciation Quiz 17-2
Use the diagram of glacial landforms to answer questions 1 to 4.




1. In the above diagram the letter V identifies
   A. a cirque.
   B. an esker.
   C. a drumlin.
   D. a kame terrace.

2. Use the diagram of glacial landforms to answer this question.
 Which letter in the above diagram indicates a recessional moraine?
    A. V
    B. W
    C. Y
    D. Z

3. Use the diagram of glacial landforms to answer this question.
 What kind of glaciation is illustrated in the above diagram?
   A. Valley.
   B. Alpine.
   C. Deltaic.
   D. Continental.

4. Use the diagram of glacial landforms to answer this question.   What type of stream is
shown in the above diagram?
   A. Oxbow.
   B. Braided.
   C. Moraine.
   D. Meandering.
Use the diagram of a valley landscape to answer questions 5 and 6.




5. The most important agent in the development of this valley landscape is
   A. river erosion.
   B. mass wastage.
   C. glacial erosion.
   D. physical weathering.

6. Use the diagram of a valley landscape to answer this question. A hanging valley is
indicated by the letter
    A. W
    B. X
    C. Y
    D. Z

Use the photograph to answer questions 7 and 8.
7. The ridge, labelled X in the photograph, was formed as a result of glaciation. It is a(n)
   A. arete.
   B. esker.
   C. lateral moraine.
   D. medial moraine.

8. Use the photograph to answer this question.     The material in the ridge is likely
    A. well sorted and well stratified.
    B. well sorted and poorly stratified.
    C. poorly sorted and well stratified.
    D. poorly sorted and poorly stratified.

Use the diagram to answer questions 9 and 10.
9. Number 5 in the diagram represents a
   A. pothole
   B. kettle hole
   C. drumlin
   D. tarn

10. Which number in the diagram represents a terminal moraine?
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4

Use the diagram to answer questions 11 to 14.
11. (DIAGRAM UU) Cirques are marked by
   A. G
   B. E
   C. A
   D. H
   E. D

12. (DIAGRAM UU) Medial Moraine is marked by
    A. D
    B. B
    C. A
    D. E
    E. H
13. (DIAGRAM UU) G is a
    A. Cirque basin
    B. U shaped valley
    C. Hanging valley
    D. Arete

14. (DIAGRAM UU) A truncated spur is marked by
    A. G
    B. F
    C. E
    D. B
    E. D

15. Which of the following features of glacial activity is the product of depositional
processes rather than erosion?
    A. Fjord.
    B. Hanging Valley.
    C. Kettle.
    D. Cirque.
    E. Horn.

Answers
1c
2c
3d
4b
5c
6c
7c
8d
9b
10c
11c
12a
13c
14b
15c