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Earth day quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

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1.

What are glaciers?


a)

A. Bodies of water formed from melting snow.

b)

B. Bodies of ice formed from repeated periods of snowfall.

c)

C. Large rocks formed by volcanic activity.

d)

D. Deserts formed by erosion.

2.

List two types of glaciers. 


a)

A. Mountain glaciers and polar glaciers.

b)

B. Alpine glaciers and continental glaciers.

c)

C. Tropical glaciers and desert glaciers.

d)

D. River glaciers and lake glaciers.

3.

 What are alpine glaciers? 


a)

A. Glaciers that form in deserts.

b)


B. Glaciers that cover entire continents.


c)

C. Glaciers that form high in the mountains and travel downhill like rivers of ice.

d)

D. Glaciers that are found only in tropical regions.

4.

What are continental glaciers? 


a)

A. Glaciers that form in valleys.

b)

 B. Glaciers that are small and isolated.

c)

C. Massive glaciers that cover entire landmasses, moving outwards from the center.

d)

D. Glaciers that are found only in coastal areas.

5.

What is the process of calving?


a)

A. The formation of ice crystals in a glacier.

b)

B. The breaking off of large pieces of ice from a glacier into the ocean.

c)

C. The melting of a glacier due to rising temperatures.

d)

D. The movement of a glacier across land.

6.

 How do glaciers impact the landscape?


a)

A. They create large, wide, U-shaped valleys by eroding the land.

b)

B. They form V-shaped valleys as they move downhill.

c)

C. They have no significant impact on the landscape.

d)

 D. They create sand dunes and deserts.

7.

 How does the formation of glacial till?


a)

A. It forms when a glacier melts and deposits unsorted and unlayered sediments.

b)

B. It forms when a glacier melts and carries only fine sand and clay away.

c)

C.  It forms when wind deposits layers of sediment over time.

d)

D. It forms when a river sorts and deposits sediments in layers.

8.

Which long Island is made from multiple terminal moraines?


a)

A. Hawaii

b)

B. Manhattan Island


c)

C. Long Island, New York

d)

D. Vancouver Island

9.

Which pictures show glacial erratics?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

How to determine the direction of glaciers move?


a)

A. The shape of a drumlin reveals the direction that the glacier was moving.

b)

B. The depth of a glacial lake indicates the direction of glacier movement.

c)

C. The height of mountain peaks determines the flow direction of glaciers

d)

D. The color of glacial ice shows which way the glacier was traveling.

11.

Formation of kettle lake.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

 Which lakes are simply U-shaped valleys that filled with water.

a)

A. Crater Lake and Lake Tahoe

b)

B. Great Lakes and Finger Lakes

c)

C. Lake Victoria and Lake Superior

d)

D. Dead Sea and Caspian Sea