Standard Grade Glaciation
Erosion features.
- 1.
Which process takes place above the ice?
- A.
Abrasion
- B.
Plucking
- C.
Freeze thaw
Correct Answer
C. Freeze thaw -
- 2.
How is it best to describe a corrie?
- A.
Wide and flat
- B.
Armchair hollow
- C.
Knife edge ridge
- D.
U-shaped valley
Correct Answer
B. Armchair hollow -
- 3.
Which process is responsible for deepening a corrie?
- A.
Freeze thaw
- B.
Plucking
- C.
Abrasion
Correct Answer
C. Abrasion -
- 4.
When 2 corries form back to back what feature is created?
- A.
Another corrie
- B.
Pyramidal peak
- C.
Arete
- D.
Hanging valley
- E.
Truncated spur
Correct Answer
C. Arete -
- 5.
When 3 corries form back to back what feature is created?
- A.
Another corrie
- B.
Pyramidal peak
- C.
Arete
- D.
Hanging valley
- E.
Truncated spur
Correct Answer
B. Pyramidal peak -
- 6.
What feature is characterised by a waterfall?
- A.
Corrie
- B.
Pyramidal peak
- C.
Arete
- D.
Hanging valley
- E.
Truncated spur
Correct Answer
D. Hanging valley -
- 7.
Why is a river running through a U-shaped valley called a Misfit Stream?
- A.
It was responsible for forming the valley shape.
- B.
It looks out of place. There was no way that it could have formed the valley shape.
- C.
It is long and narrow.
- D.
The river is always small.
Correct Answer
B. It looks out of place. There was no way that it could have formed the valley shape. -
- 8.
If a lake is left in the U-shaped valley what is it known as?
- A.
A reservoir
- B.
A loch
- C.
A ribbon lake
Correct Answer
C. A ribbon lake -
- 9.
A hanging valley is formed by:
- A.
The main glacier
- B.
A tributary glacier
- C.
An identical glacier
Correct Answer
B. A tributary glacier -
- 10.
Freeze thaw weathering is still taking place in Scotland today. The jagged rock it creates is known as:
- A.
Rock
- B.
Scree
- C.
Debris
- D.
Pebbles
Correct Answer
B. Scree -
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