Glaciers

Q.

What is a horn and how is it formed? Give an example

Q. The landforms that are created when sediments are deposited by glaciers at a place for many years are called ___________.

1. glacial moraines
2. glacial till
3. glacial lakes
4. loesses

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) from the following.

1. Glaciers move too slowly to cause erosion.
2. Glaciers do not carry any sediments when they move.
3. Glaciers carry sand, stones and several other sediments when they move.
4. Sometimes, glaciers deposit ice in depressions, which can later form glacial lakes.

Q. Pangong lake is located in .

1. Himalayas
2. Europe
3. Japan

Q. Explain the erosional depositional landforms of glaciers.

Q. Rivers of ice are known as ________.

1. meanders
2. leeves
3. glaciers
4. moraines

Q. Fjords are formed by the action of __________.

1. water
2. glacier
3. wind
4. sea waves

Q. Rivers of ice are known as ________.

1. meanders
2. leeves
3. glaciers
4. moraines

Q. How are the icebergs formed?