5)The zone beyond a glacier\'s limit and not directly touched by ice is the ____

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5)The zone beyond a glacier's limit and not directly touched by ice is the ____ zone

A)ablation zone C)equilibrium line

b)periglacial zone D)accumulation zone

6)When you stand on a river bank, what is a type of sediment that you are standing on?

A)marine C)talus

B)colluvium D)alluvium

7)You are visiting Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Select all erosional landforms left by alpine glaciers that you are likely to see.

A)arete

B)kame

C)horn

D)col

E)talus

F)lateral moraine

8)A small, spoon-shaped asymmetrical hill that is reshaped by flowing ice is called a ___

Explanation / Answer

5. The zone beyond a glacier's limit and not directly touched by ice is the periglacial zone. It is characterised by intensified freezing and thawing. Permafrost mainly occurs in this zone.

6. Collovium are the sediments which are deposited on the base of hill slopes. And alluvium is the sediment deposited on the bank of the rivers. So the answer is alluvium.

7. The erosional landforms formed by the alpine glaciers are arete and horn.

Arete are sharped edged ridges formed by erosion. Horns are ridges which gets cut by the glaciers on more than two sides.

8. Drumlins are inverted spoon shaped hill that are reshaped by flowing ice.

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