WorksheetsGlaciers Quizizz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Glacier ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water on the planet, storing an estimated 75 percent of the world’s supply.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
How many countries are glaciers found in?
a)
57
b)
42
c)
47
d)
74
3.
How much can a glacier range in miles?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
75
d)
200
4.
A glacier is a
long-lasting mass of ice that forms on _____ , and moves _________ under its own weight
long-lasting mass of ice that forms on _____ , and moves _________ under its own weight
a)
land, downhill
b)
land, uphill
c)
ice, uphill
d)
ice, downhill
5.
If Antarctica’s ice was to all melt, the sea level would rise 270 feet
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Continental/ice sheet glaciers are glaciers that exist over a ____ part of a continen
a)
Large
b)
Small
7.
A glacier begins when old snow falls over new snow
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What are glaciers made up of (besides ice and snow)
a)
water, rocks
b)
gas, water, rocks
c)
water, sediments, rocks
d)
rocks, water
9.
Meltwater is melted _____ water found at the bottom of the glacier
a)
Ice
b)
Glacier
c)
Hot
d)
Cool
10.
Chunks that break off an ice shelf or a glacier that reaches sea is called ______
a)
Falling
b)
Calfing
c)
Calving
d)
Melting
11.
Icebergs are chunks of ice that fall into the sea or ocean
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What is this a photo of?
a)
Continental glacied
b)
Nordic glacier
c)
Alpine glacier
d)
Mt. Everest
13.
What are long, narrow scratches on rock surfaces that tell geologists what direction the glacier is moving?
a)
Simulations
b)
Striations
c)
Buoys
d)
Radars
14.
What is this a photo of?
a)
Continent
b)
Continental glacier
c)
Snowy Peak
d)
Mountain
15.
Glacial ice can be hundreds of thousands of years old, which makes it a valuable resource for assessing climate change. By _______ and ______ the ice, scientists can learn about what the climate was like on earth thousands of years ago!
a)
Examining, Concentrating
b)
Extracting, analyzing
16.
What is this a photo of?
a)
Ice
b)
Glacier core
c)
Sediment
d)
Frozen water samples
17.
_____ Ice occurs when snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes parry of the glacier. Air bubbles squeeze pd out and ice crystals enlarge, making the ice appear ____
a)
White
b)
Purple
c)
Blue
d)
Aqua
18.
What is ablation?
a)
When snow falls on top of a glacier
b)
When animals lose their homes due to global warming
c)
The loss of ice and snow from a glacier system as it melts
19.
What is a large crack that forms on this surface of a glacier
a)
Hole
b)
Sheet creak
c)
Creavas
d)
Canvas
20.
An erratic is a small sediment transported and deposited by ice
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What is an unsorted rock material deposited by a glacier
a)
Moraines
b)
Gravel
c)
Till
d)
Tilt
22.
Moraines’ are...
a)
Oceanic plates made by till
b)
Landforms made by glacial till
c)
A type of rock which is commonly found in Asia
d)
Glaciers scientific name
23.
Drumlins are long, low, tear shaped mound of till
a)
True
b)
False
24.
_____ are when a glacier melts, its weight pushes down the earth and makes a hole. The hole fills with water and can become a _____ ____
a)
Rock, Rock Lake
b)
Kettle, Kettle Lake
c)
Ice, Ice Lake
d)
Iron, Iron Lake
25.
Eskers are long, winding ridges of grave, and course sand deposited by a glacier
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What is an arête?
a)
A sharp rock that pulls two glaciers together
b)
A glacier that has two cuts into on each side, due to global warming
c)
A part of a rock that divides it from a glacier
d)
A knife edged rock divide between two glacial cirques
27.
A ______ is a steep walled semicircular basin in a mountain caused by glacial erosion. After the glaciation, the deposition may contain a Lake
a)
Cirque
b)
Galibus
c)
Quisket
d)
Peminentalis
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