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A bowl-shaped depression carved by a glacier at a mountain head is a
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Cirques are amphitheater-like glacier basins.
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Geography Physical Geography – Quiz Set 3
Last updated on 2026-02-07
Three 10-question bundles from our Geography Physical Geography quiz library.
Table of contents
Bundle 1
Geography – Set 1
Bundle ID: 1100000007
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A sharp ridge formed between two glacial valleys is an
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An arete is a sharp ridge between cirques.
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A long winding ridge of sand and gravel deposited by glacial meltwater is an
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Eskers are sinuous ridges from meltwater streams.
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A streamlined hill of glacial till is a
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Drumlins are streamlined hills of till.
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A depression formed when a buried ice block melts is a
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Kettles form as buried ice melts.
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Sediment deposited by meltwater beyond a glacier is an
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Outwash plains form from glacial meltwater.
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A ridge of debris at the farthest advance of a glacier is a
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Terminal moraines mark maximum glacier advance.
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Glaciers that fill valleys are called
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Valley glaciers occupy mountain valleys.
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The slow flow of glaciers is driven by
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Gravity drives glacier movement.
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A U-shaped valley is typically formed by
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Glaciers carve U-shaped valleys.
Bundle 2
Geography – Set 2
Bundle ID: 1100000008
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A desert formed on the leeward side of mountains is a
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Leeward mountains create rain shadows.
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A dry stream channel in a desert that flows only after rain is a
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Wadis flow only after rainfall.
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Wind-eroded rock shaped by abrasion is a
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Ventifacts are rocks shaped by wind abrasion.
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The process of wind removing loose particles is
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Deflation removes loose sediment by wind.
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A crescent-shaped dune with horns pointing downwind is a
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Barchan dunes are crescent-shaped.
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A linear dune aligned with prevailing winds is a
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Seif dunes are long and aligned with wind.
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A dune anchored by vegetation with horns pointing upwind is a
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Parabolic dunes have horns pointing upwind.
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A desert region covered with gravel and stones is a
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Desert pavement is a gravel-covered surface.
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A broad flat basin that occasionally fills with water is a
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Playas are ephemeral lake beds.
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A desert dominated by sand dunes is an
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Ergs are large sand seas.
Bundle 3
Geography – Set 3
Bundle ID: 1100000009
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The area where a river meets the sea and mixes fresh and salt water is an
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Estuaries mix fresh and salt water.
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A barrier island forms
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Barrier islands run parallel to shorelines.
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The zone of breaking waves along a coast is the
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Breaking waves occur in the surf zone.
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Sand moved up the beach by waves is
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Swash is the uprush of waves.
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Rip currents are dangerous because they
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Rip currents carry swimmers seaward.
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A coastal landform created by wave erosion at a cliff base is a
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Waves carve a notch at the base of cliffs.
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A sea arch forms when waves
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Sea arches form by erosion through headlands.
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The highest high tide and lowest low tide during new or full moon is
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Spring tides occur at new and full moon.
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The smallest tidal range during first and third quarter moon is
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Neap tides have the smallest range.
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A wave-cut platform is
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Wave-cut platforms are eroded rock benches.
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