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A valley glacier spreads out over a large island or continent.

A
T
B
F
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
kettle
B
moraine
C
till
D
plucking
E
abrasion
F
bedrock
3

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
kettle
B
moraine
C
till
D
plucking
E
abrasion
F
bedrock
4

The process in which rock fragments freeze to the bottom of a glacier and then are carried away when the glacier moves is called

A
plucking.
B
surging.
C
valley widening.
D
abrasion.
5

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
kettle
B
moraine
C
till
D
plucking
E
abrasion
F
bedrock
6

Once the depth of snow and ice reaches more than 30 to 40 meters, the force of friction begins to pull a glacier downhill.

A
T
B
F
7

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
kettle
B
moraine
C
till
D
plucking
E
abrasion
F
surging
8

Present day glaciers are found primarily in _______________.

A
Canada and Greenland
B
Canada and Iceland
C
Antarctica and Greenland
D
Antarctica and Iceland
9

Glaciers can only form when

A
there is an ice age.
B
there is a U-shaped valley in the mountains.
C
the amount of snow exceeds the amount of rain.
D
more snow falls than melts.
10

Which of the following is evidence that an area was once covered by a glacier?

A
loess deposits
B
V-shaped valley
C
U-shaped valley
D
alluvial fan

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