The Glaciations of Ireland (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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Which period marked the most extensive glaciation in Ireland?
Which period marked the most extensive glaciation in Ireland?
Pleistocene
What landform was carved by glaciers into river valleys?
What landform was carved by glaciers into river valleys?
U-shaped valleys
Which hills formed beneath ice sheets of glacial debris?
Which hills formed beneath ice sheets of glacial debris?
Drumlins
What are large rocks carried and deposited far from source?
What are large rocks carried and deposited far from source?
Erratics
Where are terminal moraines found in Ireland?
Where are terminal moraines found in Ireland?
County Down & Antrim
What coastal feature was formed by glacier erosion flooded by sea?
What coastal feature was formed by glacier erosion flooded by sea?
Fiords
What lakes were left behind by melting glaciers?
What lakes were left behind by melting glaciers?
Lough Neagh & Lough Erne
What climate change occurred after glaciers retreated?
What climate change occurred after glaciers retreated?
Warmer & wetter
What effect did melting ice have on Ireland’s coast?
What effect did melting ice have on Ireland’s coast?
Rising sea levels
What evidence indicates Ireland was glaciated?
What evidence indicates Ireland was glaciated?
Striations & tills