Question

Which combination is incorrectly classified?

• A. Cirque — Glacial erosion
• B. Yardang — Wind erosion
• C. Spit — Marine deposition
• D. Moraine — Glacial erosion

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Moraine — Glacial erosion

• A Cirque (also called a Corrie in Scotland or a Cwm in Wales) is an armchair-shaped, deep basin carved into a mountain headwall by glacial erosion. It is one of the most common erosional landforms created by alpine glaciers.

• A Spit is an elongated ridge of sand or shingle extending from the mainland into open water (a bay, estuary, or sea lake), formed by marine deposition. One end remains connected to the land, while the other projects into the water.

• A Moraine is a landform formed by glacial deposition (unlike a Cirque, which is created by glacial erosion).

• It is a ridge or mound formed by the accumulation of unsorted glacial till (rock fragments, gravel, sand, and clay) transported and dropped by a moving glacier.