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WorksheetsUnit 4.1-4.2 - The Ice Age & Glaciers
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is an ice age?
A time when Earth's average temperature was lower than usual and glaciers spread across the land.
A time when Earth was completely frozen and covered in ice sheets.
A time when Earth was to cold for any animals or humans to survive.
A time when Earth's oceans were frozen and people could walk from continent to continent.
Which of these is NOT a feature of tundra?
boggy soil in summer
ground deeply frozen deep down
covered in ice all year
surface thaws in summer
Why was Britain joined to the rest of Europe during the ice age?
Sea levels were lower in the north because there was less rainfall in the cold climate.
Sea levels were lower because water was trapped in ice on land.
Sea levels were higher because of all the ice in the oceans.
Sea levels were lower because colder water is less dense than warm water.
Why was Britain separated from the rest of Europe again?
Europe moved further away from Britain as Earth cooled.
Britain moved further away from Europe as Earth's surface warmed.
As the planet cooled, sea water expanded and sea levels rose.
As the planet warmed up, ice melted and sea levels rose.
When did the last ice age begin?
110,000 years ago
100,000 years ago
20,000 years ago
10,000 years ago
When did the last ice age end?
110,000 years ago
100,000 years ago
20,000 years ago
10,000 years ago
How long did the ice age last? (How many years from start to finish?)
110,000 years
100,000 years
20,000 years
10,000 years
Which of these could NOT survive the tundra winter?
A think layer of ice that covers huge areas of land is called an ice (a) .
Part of an ice sheet that floats on the sea while still connected to the land is called an ice (a) .
A large chunk of ice that has broken off and ice shelf is known as an ice (a) .
Antarctica and Greenland have over __ of Earth's ice.
50%
75%
85%
99%
