Exam 14: Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Any large natural accumulation of land ice affected by present or past motion is known as a ______________.

A snakelike ridge of sand and gravel formed at the bottom of an ice tunnel or channel that drains the ice sheet is a/an:

The process of the lateral moraines of two alpine glaciers joining often produces a(n):

The main depositional landforms found along alpine glaciers are:

Alpine glaciers are generally:

On the illustration, the landform at I is a(n):

A conical hill or mound of water-laid sediment found on the outwash plain is a/an:

Today's ice sheets, or continental glaciers, are restricted to Antarctica and where?

All varieties and forms of rock debris deposited by glaciers are BEST called:

Glaciers erode landscapes by:

Yosemite Falls in California would be an example of a _____________________.

The current geologic epoch is the:

The period with mild climate between glacial advances is called a(n):

The outer most or lowest end of a glacier is called its:

During warm periods, melting of the ice in the soil forms a layer of mud that can slump down to form terraces and lobes through the process of:

A narrow, deep ocean inlet that partially fills a glacial trough is a/an:

On the illustration, land that was NOT beneath the ice is found at:

On the illustration, the landforms at B are:

The landform at G is a(n):

Glacial movement is: