A line of unsorted rock debris with steep sides that runs along the center of the whole length of a U-shaped valley is most likely to have come from ...
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a terminal moraine of the ice of a glacier that has melted
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a medial moraine of the ice of a glacier that has melted
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the rocks contained inside the ice of a glacier that has melted
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freeze-thaw weathering of the ridges at either side of the valley
Q.2.
The material deposited by a glacier or ice sheet is ...
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sorted and smooth
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sorted and angular
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unsorted and smooth
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unsorted and angular
Q.3.
What happens when an ice sheet or glacier melts?
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Everywhere gets flooded
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The material it is carrying is left behind
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It rains for 40 days and 40 nights
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There is no more freeze-thaw weathering
Q.4.
Which of the following statements is true?
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The material deposited by a glacier was distributed throughout the ice
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The material deposited by a glacier comes only from the terminal moraine
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The material deposited by a glacier comes only from the lateral moraines
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The material deposited by a glacier comes only from the top surface
Q.5.
What is the name given to a moraine that is found in the area between the terminal moraine and the current snout of the glacier?
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Receding moraine
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Recessional moraine
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Receded moraine
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Recess moraine
Q.6.
When was the last ice age?
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Cambrian period
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Jurassic period
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Devonian period
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Quaternary period
Q.7.
What is an erratic?
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A renegade geographer
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A boulder that has rolled down a hill in a zig-zag track
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A boulder that is made from a rock type that is uncommon to the area where it has been deposited
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A boulder that rocks backwards and forwards when you push it lightly with your hand
Q.8.
What is the area called that is downslope from the terminal moraine?
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Backwash
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Distributary
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Confluence
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Outwash
Q.9.
A geographer studying a glacial valley finds a group of long, narrow hillocks that are no more than 50 meters high. These are:
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drumlins
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dramblins
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drum moraines
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oval moraines
Q.10.
What is the correct name of the moraine that is deposited at the furthest point to which the ice extended?
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End moraine
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Terminal moraine
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Lateral moraine
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Medial moraine
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