Glaciers and Their Landforms Quiz

What are the two types of glaciers that currently exist on Earth?

• Alpine and Continental

• Tropical and Polar

• Coastal and Inland

• Mountain and Valley

What do alpine glaciers provide that is crucial for many of the world's most important resources?

• Sand

• Water

• Oil

• Coal

What shape is created by glaciers during warmer periods when they retreat?

• V-shaped valleys

• U-shaped valleys

• Circular valleys

• Square valleys

What is a moraine?

• A hill formed by wind

• A ridge pushed up by the advancement of a glacier

• A valley carved by a river

• A flat plain created by sediment

What is an esker?

• A ridge formed by wind erosion

• A ridge created when a river flows on top of a melting glacier

• A valley formed by a retreating glacier

• A hill formed by volcanic activity

What is abrasion in the context of glaciers?

• A) The melting of ice into water

• B) The wearing down of rock by the grinding effect of materials frozen into the glacier

• C) The formation of new rocks

• D) The movement of glaciers over water

What are striations in geological terms?

• A) Deep holes in the ground

• B) Lines left behind after a glacier has passed over

• C) Large boulders moved by water

• D) New rock formations

What is deposition in the context of glaciers?

• A) The melting of ice

• B) The creation of new ice

• C) The process of rock and soil being picked up and moved by a glacier

• D) The formation of new glaciers

How many ice ages have there been during the past million years?

• A) At least 2

• B) At least 5

• C) At least 10

• D) At least 20

What was the last ice age called?

• A) The Great Ice Age

• B) The Little Ice Age

• C) The Pleistocene Ice Age

• D) The Holocene Ice Age