Avalanches

What do we call the period between ice ages?

• Inter-glacial

• Peri-glacial

• Non-glacial

• Mid-glacial

What is the name for the effect that means that more of the sun's energy is reflected off light surfaces?

• Albedo

• Albino

• Albeit

• Alpaca

What do we call 'blue ice' that forms glaciers?

• Fern

• Firn

• Furn

• Farn

What is the name for the mass movement which glaciers under go due to their weight?

• Rotational slumping

• Revolutionary slouching

• Geometric transition

• Frictional displacement

What is the name for a mini-avalanche of powdered snow?

• Sluff

• Spuff

• Swuff

• Scuff

Which type of avalanche is the most dangerous?

• Loose snow

• Slab

• Airborne powdered

• Channelled

Which cause creates the majority of avalanches globally?

• People

• Earthquakes

• Heavy rain

What is the name for the bottom, gently sloping part of an avalanche zone?

• Starting zone

• Runout zone

• Track

• V-shape valley

Which two seasons to the majority of avalanches occur in?

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

• Spring

How much was the weight of the avalanche which killed 16 sherpas in Nepal in April 2014?

• 657

• 756

• 567

• 765