Glaciers Quiz

A ______ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.

• Fjord

• Moraine

• Glacier

• Erratic

______ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock

• Striations

• Abrasions

• Till

• Plucking

______ is the unsorted material that is deposited directly by ice.

• Esker

• Till

• Outwash

• Erratic

Glaciers are typically found near the equator?

• True

• False

Glaciers are made of compacted snow over a short period of time.

• True

• False

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Glaciers move extremely fast.

• True

• False

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Pieces of the ice shelf that break off are called....

• Ice sheets

• Icebergs

• Icee

• Melt

What part of Earth do most glaciers occupy?

• Asia

• Antarctica and Greenland

• Africa

• South America

Use the image of surface ocean currents to answer: The California Current, which flows along the west coast of North America, is a:

• Cool current, flowing north

• Cool current, flowing south

• Warm current, flowing north

• Warm current, flowing south

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Use the image of surface ocean currents to answer: What is the name of the current that flows on the eastward side of America?

• California Current

• Gulf Stream current

• West Australia current

• Polar current

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