WorksheetsGlaciers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A glacier is a moving mass of ice and snow on land.
True
False
The only continent to not have a glacier is _____________.
North America
Africa
Asia
Australia
What percent of the Earth is covered by glaciers?
2
5
10
20
What are mounds of rock, pebble, sand and mud formed by a glacier called?
icebergs
moraines
calving
crevasse
What are huge chunks of ice from a glacier that float off to sea called?
icebergs
moraines
calving
crevasse
What is it called when huge chunks of ice break off a glacier or ice cap and become an iceberg?
icebergs
moraines
calving
crevasse
What is a a deep crack in the top surface of a glacier called?
icebergs
moraines
calving
crevasse
Glaciers on three sides of a mountain form a pyramid shape called a ___________.
continental glacier
valley glacier
horn
ice core
These glaciers are located in high mountain elevations.
continental glacier
valley glacier
horn
ice core
These glaciers are located on land near the poles.
continental glacier
valley glacier
horn
ice core
A sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet or a high mountain glacier.
continental glacier
valley glacier
horn
ice core
Glaciers usually form overnight.
True
False
Ice sheets in Antarctica are up to ________ thick.
10 feet
4 inches
2 miles
200 feet
The calculation of the difference between the amount of mass a glacier gained and the amount it lost over a certain period of time is called global warming.
True
False
Gravity causes glaciers to move.
True
False
