Glaciers

What is a glacier?

• A large body of saltwater

• A slow-moving mass of ice

• A type of mountain

• A type of cloud

Where are most glaciers found?

• Near the equator

• In deserts

• In polar regions and high mountains

• In tropical rainforests

What causes glaciers to move?

• Wind

• Gravity

• Earthquakes

• Ocean currents

What is the main component of a glacier?

• Sand

• Ice

• Rock

• Soil

How thick can glaciers be?

• Up to 10 feet

• Up to 100 feet

• Up to 1,000 feet

• Over 2,000 feet

What is the effect of climate change on glaciers?

• Glaciers are growing larger

• Glaciers are melting and shrinking

• Glaciers are unaffected

• Glaciers are moving faster

True or False. There are glaciers on every continent in the world?

• true

• false

When a glacier retreats it is

• melting and moving

• growing

• falling

• stopping

A glacier is a large mass of ______that is slowly moving and is formed through cold temperatures and repeated snowfalls.

As snow builds up it ______ the bottom layers?

• Compresses

• Depresses

• Builds up

• Opresses