WorksheetsE405 - Ice Ages
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the word part that means "between" or "among"?
a)
Auger
b)
Inter-
c)
Fossil
d)
Ice Sheet
2.
What word describes "a warmer time in between cold periods when the ice starts to melt"?
a)
Ice Sheet
b)
Auger
c)
Interglacial Period
d)
Fossil
3.
Which word means "a long time when the Earth was very cold, and there were a lot of big sheets of ice covering the land"?
a)
Peat
b)
Glacial Period
c)
Glacier
d)
Ice Age
4.
Which word refers to "something very old that used to be part of a plant or animal, like a bone or a footprint, which has turned into rock"?
a)
Glacier
b)
Fossil
c)
Permanent
d)
Auger
5.
What is a tool that helps dig holes in the ground?
a)
Interglacial Period
b)
Auger
c)
Glacier
d)
Ice Sheet
6.
Which word means "a very big, slow-moving river of ice"?
a)
Glacier
b)
Ice Age
c)
Peat
d)
Glacial Period
7.
Which term represents "a kind of squishy, wet brown stuff made from old plants that can be used for burning as fuel"?
a)
Glacial Period
b)
Peat
c)
Inter-
d)
Ice Age
8.
What does the term "Ice Age" refer to?
a)
A time when the Earth was much warmer than it is now.
b)
A tool used for boring holes in the ground.
c)
A time when the Earth was much colder than it is now.
d)
A kind of squishy, wet brown stuff made from old plants.
9.
What is the term for "something that lasts for a very, very long time and doesn't go away"?
a)
Ice Sheet
b)
Fossil
c)
Interglacial Period
d)
Permanent
10.
What is a huge layer of ice that covers a very large area of land?
a)
Ice Sheet
b)
Auger
c)
Fossil
d)
Glacier
11.
What does an auger help scientists do?
a)
Measure temperature changes in glaciers
b)
Study the atmosphere of the Earth
c)
Extract cores from a peat bog
d)
Remove cores from the ocean floor
12.
During which period were mammoths alive?
a)
In a warm period
b)
In a snowball Earth
c)
In an interglacial period
d)
In a glacial period
13.
What is true about an interglacial period?
a)
Permanent ice covers the entire Earth.
b)
Glaciers cover a smaller area compared to a glacial period.
c)
There is no permanent ice at the North and South pole.
d)
Glaciers extend beyond the poles.
14.
How do scientists believe the "snowball Earth" period got its name?
a)
Due to the entire Earth being covered in ice and snow
b)
Due to a sudden temperature rise
c)
Due to excessive rainfall
d)
Due to volcanic eruptions
15.
What type of evidence do scientists use to understand ice ages?
a)
Written from ancient civilizations
b)
Pollen collected from flowers
c)
Mathematical models
d)
Fossil evidence
16.
What is the main cause of ice ages?
a)
Volcanic eruptions
b)
Human activities
c)
Solar flares
d)
Changes in the Earth's orbit and the atmosphere
17.
What are glaciers?
a)
Giant rivers of ice that flow downhill
b)
Giant rivers of water that flow uphill
c)
Underground rock formations
d)
Large patches of dry land
18.
What happens to rocks picked by a glacier when it melts?
a)
They disintegrate
b)
They float away
c)
They evaporate
d)
They are left behind
19.
How long ago was the "snowball Earth" period, as suggested by some scientists?
a)
Around 400 million years ago
b)
Around 100 million years ago
c)
Around 1 billion years ago
d)
Around 850 million years ago
20.
What does the depth of peat layers indicate?
a)
Age of the peat
b)
pH level of the peat
c)
Oxygen content in the environment
d)
Types of rocks in the area
21.
What can be formed when plants decay in slightly acidic conditions with a lack of oxygen?
a)
Ice sheet
b)
Glacial valley
c)
Snowballm Earth
d)
Peat bog
22.
What are long periods without any permanent ice at the poles called?
a)
Interglacials
b)
Warm periods
c)
Ice ages
d)
Glacials
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