Glaciers Quiz

What is a glacier?

• A large mass of ice that forms on land from compressed snow

• A small ice cube found in the ocean

• A type of snowstorm

• A frozen lake

What do glaciers tend to do as they form?

• Stay in one place

• Creep downhill

• Rise into the sky

• Disappear

Which type of glacier is found in mountain areas?

• Continental Glaciers

• Icebergs

• Alpine Glaciers

• Ice caps

What is the typical location for Continental Glaciers?

• Mountain areas

• Entire land masses

• Coastal regions

• Desert regions

Which type of glacier is typically found in areas of high elevation?

• Continental Glaciers

• Icebergs

• Alpine Glaciers

• Ice caps

What is one of the main actions glaciers perform on the Earth's surface?

• They create new mountains.

• They break the Earth's surface into smaller pieces.

• They increase the Earth's temperature.

• They form new oceans.

How do glaciers affect the land they move over?

• They fertilize the soil.

• They break the surface into smaller pieces.

• They create deserts.

• They increase vegetation.

What is a key characteristic of the Zone of Accumulation?

• It is where glaciers melt the fastest.

• It is where snow collects and builds up.

• It is the warmest part of the glacier.

• It is where ice turns into water.

What is the result of more snow collecting than melting in a glacier?

• The glacier becomes smaller.

• The glacier grows larger.

• The glacier stays the same size.

• The glacier melts completely.

What is the process called when glaciers carry smaller pieces to new places?

• Erosion.

• Transportation.

• Deposition.

• Melting.