Which state would you not expect to contain drumlins, eskers, and kettle lakes?
A) Minnesota
B) New York
C) Kentucky
D) Michigan
Q. 2 - ________ are former river valleys that were oriented parallel to the direction of ice flow and were scoured deeper by advancing glacial ice.
A) Hanging valleys
B) Paternosters
C) Finger lakes
D) Kettle lakes
Q. 3 - Why would construction businesses find eskers to be economically important?
A) They provide flat areas for transportation routes.
B) They provide nutrient-rich farmland.
C) They provide easy access to water sources.
D) They provide easily accessible sand and gravel deposits.
Q. 4 - Which of the following scenarios can lead to the formation of a kame?
A) Sediment accumulates in a hole in the ice.
B) Sediment is carried on top of the glacier.
C) Sediment collects in subglacial stream channels.
D) Sediment covers a stagnant block of ice.
Q. 5 - Deposits of stratified sands and gravels transported from the glacial margin by meltwater are called a(n) ________ when adjacent to an ice sheet and a(n) ________ when adjacent to an alpine glacier.
A) lateral moraine; kame
B) drumlin; outwash plain
C) outwash plain; valley train
D) terminus; esker
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