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What is the main factor causing glaciers to move downhill?
Where are alpine glaciers typically found?
What process occurs when glaciers break off large chunks upon reaching the ocean?
What landform is created by unsorted sediment deposited by melting glaciers?
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What do drumlins indicate about the direction of ice flow?
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Which feature is NOT a result of glacier melting?
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Alpine glaciers resemble rivers of ice flowing downhill while continental glaciers, like Antarctica and Greenland, move outward from the ______.
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When glaciers reach the ocean, large chunks break off in a process known as ______, which is happening at an accelerated rate due to climate change.
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Glaciers impact the landscape by grinding rock to create U-shaped valleys, leaving behind striations that indicate the ice's ______ direction.
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Glacial till, unsorted sediment deposited by melting glaciers, forms moraines like terminal moraines marking the furthest extent of glacier ______.
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Glaciers can move large boulders called glacial erratics and create drumlins, elongated hills indicating the ______ of ice flow.
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The melting of glaciers leads to the formation of kettles and kettle lakes, along with outwash plains from ______ runoff.
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Study Notes
- Glaciers are bodies of ice formed from repeated snowfall, moving slowly downhill due to gravity.
- There are two main types of glaciers: alpine glaciers found in mountains and continental glaciers covering entire land masses.
- Alpine glaciers resemble rivers of ice flowing downhill while continental glaciers, like Antarctica and Greenland, move outward from the center.
- When glaciers reach the ocean, large chunks break off in a process known as calving, which is happening at an accelerated rate due to climate change.
- Glaciers impact the landscape by grinding rock to create U-shaped valleys, leaving behind striations that indicate the ice's movement direction.
- Glacial till, unsorted sediment deposited by melting glaciers, forms moraines like terminal moraines marking the furthest extent of glacier travel.
- Glaciers can move large boulders called glacial erratics and create drumlins, elongated hills indicating the direction of ice flow.
- The melting of glaciers leads to the formation of kettles and kettle lakes, along with outwash plains from meltwater runoff.
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Test your knowledge on glaciers, their formation, movement, and impact on landscapes. Learn about different types of glaciers, including alpine and continental glaciers, as well as the processes like calving, glacial till deposition, and formation of moraines and kettle lakes.
