Lesson 2A.9
2A.9 Glacial meltwater and fluvioglacial landforms Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which process describes water flowing on the surface of a glacier?
- Englacial flow
- Proglacial flow
- Sub-glacial flow
- Supraglacial flow
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Which term describes meltwater that flows within the body of a glacier?
- Sub-glacial flow
- Supraglacial flow
- Englacial flow
- Periglacial flow
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Where does sub-glacial meltwater flow within a glacial system?
- Within englacial channels
- Beyond ice snout
- On ice surface
- Beneath the ice
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Unlike glacial till, fluvioglacial deposits are typically characterised by being what?
- Unstratified and mixed
- Striated and dense
- Unsorted and angular
- Sorted and stratified
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Which sedimentary process creates distinct layers in fluvioglacial deposits?
- Plucking
- Freeze-thaw
- Abrasion
- Stratification
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What does clast imbrication in fluvioglacial gravels indicate?
- Ablation rate
- Bedrock hardness
- Water flow direction
- Glacier ice thickness
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What sedimentary term describes larger clasts at the base with finer material above?
- Moraine ridge
- Till plain
- Graded bedding
- Glacial striation
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Which fluvioglacial feature is a sinuous ridge deposited in a sub-glacial tunnel?
- Proglacial lake
- Esker
- Sandur
- Kettle hole
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Which ice-contact feature is typically a mound of sorted sand and gravel deposited against the ice margin?
- Drumlin
- Roche moutonnee
- Esker
- Kame
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Which landform is formed as meltwater deposits sand and gravel between a steep ice margin and the valley side?
- Pyramidal peak
- Kame terrace
- Ribbon lake
- Cirque
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Which proglacial landform forms when meltwater spreads sediment across a flat outwash plain beyond the ice?
- Sandur
- Esker
- Arete
- Kame
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Which proglacial feature forms where a block of ice buried in outwash later melts, leaving a hollow?
- Pingo
- Kettlehole
- Esker
- Drumlin
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In which zone relative to the glacier snout does a proglacial lake form?
- Englacial zone
- Supraglacial zone
- Subglacial zone
- Proglacial zone
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Which meltwater channel is typically found on proglacial plains, cut by flood waters from the ice margin?
- Hanging valley
- Meltwater channel
- Truncated spur
- Pingo channel
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Which landform is a proglacial fluvioglacial feature rather than an ice-contact feature?
- Kame
- Sandur
- Esker
- Kame terrace
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Which landform forms when a buried block of stranded ice melts within outwash sediment?
- Kettle hole
- Roche moutonnée
- Drumlin
- Corrie
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What proglacial feature is formed when buried ice blocks melt within outwash deposits?
- Kame terrace
- Sandur
- Esker
- Kettlehole
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Which fluvio-glacial landform is a long, sinuous ridge of stratified sand and gravel?
- Esker
- Kame
- Roche moutonnée
- Drumlin
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What term describes a vertical shaft carrying meltwater from the surface into a glacier?
- Moulin
- Tarn
- Bergschrund
- Arête
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What term describes a flat, proglacial plain formed by sediment-rich meltwater deposits?
- Esker
- Cirque
- Sandur
- Kame terrace
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