Glaciers and the Ice Age Quiz

Around 100,000 years ago, the Earth became:

• Warmer

• Colder

• The same temperature

• None of the above

During the ice age, water levels in the ocean were:

• Higher

• The same as today

• Lower

• Unchanged

Which type of environment existed in the southern UK during the ice age?

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Tundra

• Grassland

Woolly mammoths could survive the ice age because they:

• Lived in forests

• Were adapted to cold environments

• Avoided the cold

• Migrated to warmer areas

Glaciers are found in:

• Earth's warmest places

• Earth's coldest places

• Earth's driest places

• Earth's rainforests

Glaciers cover:

• Africa and most of Europe

• South America and Australia

• Antarctica and Greenland

• Only Antarctica

Glaciers form when layers of:

• Snow build up and compact into ice

• Water freeze rapidly

• Rain turns into ice

• Wind moves snow

The bottom of a glacier can melt due to:

• The glacier's weight

• Sunlight

• External heat sources

• Wind erosion

Erosion by glaciers refers to:

• Building up land

• Wearing away rock and soil

• Plant growth

• Water deposition

Plucking occurs when:

• Ice freezes around rocks and pulls them away

• Wind carries away rocks

• Animals dig in glaciers

• Glaciers melt quickly