Earth day quiz

What are glaciers?

• A. Bodies of water formed from melting snow.

• B. Bodies of ice formed from repeated periods of snowfall.

• C. Large rocks formed by volcanic activity.

• D. Deserts formed by erosion.

List two types of glaciers. 

• A. Mountain glaciers and polar glaciers.

• B. Alpine glaciers and continental glaciers.

• C. Tropical glaciers and desert glaciers.

• D. River glaciers and lake glaciers.

 What are alpine glaciers? 

• A. Glaciers that form in deserts.

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  B. Glaciers that cover entire continents.

  
  

• C. Glaciers that form high in the mountains and travel downhill like rivers of ice.

• D. Glaciers that are found only in tropical regions.

What are continental glaciers? 

• A. Glaciers that form in valleys.

•  B. Glaciers that are small and isolated.

• C. Massive glaciers that cover entire landmasses, moving outwards from the center.

• D. Glaciers that are found only in coastal areas.

What is the process of calving?

• A. The formation of ice crystals in a glacier.

• B. The breaking off of large pieces of ice from a glacier into the ocean.

• C. The melting of a glacier due to rising temperatures.

• D. The movement of a glacier across land.

 How do glaciers impact the landscape?

• A. They create large, wide, U-shaped valleys by eroding the land.

• B. They form V-shaped valleys as they move downhill.

• C. They have no significant impact on the landscape.

•  D. They create sand dunes and deserts.

 How does the formation of glacial till?

• A. It forms when a glacier melts and deposits unsorted and unlayered sediments.

• B. It forms when a glacier melts and carries only fine sand and clay away.

• C.  It forms when wind deposits layers of sediment over time.

• D. It forms when a river sorts and deposits sediments in layers.

Which long Island is made from multiple terminal moraines?

• A. Hawaii
  

• B. Manhattan Island
  

  
  

• C. Long Island, New York

• D. Vancouver Island

Which pictures show glacial erratics?

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How to determine the direction of glaciers move?

• A. The shape of a drumlin reveals the direction that the glacier was moving.

• B. The depth of a glacial lake indicates the direction of glacier movement.

• C. The height of mountain peaks determines the flow direction of glaciers

• D. The color of glacial ice shows which way the glacier was traveling.