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WorksheetsGlaciers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
A glacier is __________
a)
series of frozen lakes that line up parallel to one another
b)
series of frozen seas that rest in the interior of continents
c)
o large body of ice that does not move across the earth's surface
d)
large body of ice and snow that shows evidence of movement
2.
Ice sheets once covered the upper northeastern portion of the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Glaciers form when _____.
a)
less snow falls than melts
b)
more snow falls than melts
c)
less rain falls than freezes
d)
more rain falls than freezes
4.
When a glacier is experiencing more melting than snow accumulation it is said to be in a period of _____.
a)
glacial drift
b)
glacial retreat
c)
glacial advance
d)
o glacial outburst
5.
When a glacier melts quickly or water under a glacier is suddenly released, the result is known as _____.
a)
an eruption
b)
a crevasse
c)
an outburst flood
d)
a terminal moraine
6.
All of the following were formed by glaciers EXCEPT _____.
a)
Long Island
b)
Niagra Falls
c)
Great Lakes
d)
Grand Canyon
7.
What type of glacier forms over large, flat, land masses and is shaped like a dome?
a)
an iceburg
b)
a crevasse
c)
a continental glacier
d)
an alpine glacier
8.
What letter of the alphabet does a glacial valley most closely resemble?
a)
U
b)
V
c)
W
d)
X
9.
The fact that water is freezing later in the year indicates that Earth is experiencing global cooling.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Icebergs form when a glacier flows into a body of water and cracks apart. This process is known as _____.
a)
drifting
b)
cracking
c)
calving
d)
crevassing
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