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Glaciers and Ice Ages Quiz

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ice age?

a)

A warm period in history

b)

A time with fewer glaciers

c)

A very cold period with many glaciers

d)

A time when dinosaurs lived

2.

What is a glacier?

a)

A large river

b)

A large moving sheet of ice

c)

A frozen lake

d)

A snowstorm

3.

True or False: Ice sheets covered much of the British Isles during the last ice age.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What type of environment is found near ice sheets during an ice age?

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Tundra

d)

Savanna

5.

What is an iceberg?

a)

A floating chunk of lava

b)

A floating piece of glacier ice

c)

A type of volcano

d)

A mountain

6.

What is a crevasse in a glacier?

a)

A cave under the glacier

b)

A deep crack in the ice

c)

A mountain near the glacier

d)

A river made by melting

7.

True or False: Glaciers can flow like rivers.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What do we call the end of a glacier?

a)

Head

b)

Snout

c)

Mouth

d)

Toe

9.

What does erosion by a glacier mean?

a)

Melting snow

b)

Glaciers building land

c)

Glaciers breaking rock and wearing away land

d)

Rocks growing

10.

What is meltwater?

a)

Ice on top of the glacier

b)

Rainwater near a glacier

c)

Water formed by melting glacier ice

d)

Steam from a volcano

11.

What does abrasion mean in glaciation?

a)

Softening of rock

b)

Melting ice quickly

c)

Scraping of rock by glacier

d)

Adding soil to land

12.

What is striation?

a)

A type of cloud

b)

Lines or scratches in rock from a glacier

c)

A river shape

d)

A hill caused by wind

13.

What is glacial till?

a)

A farming method

b)

Mud left by rivers

c)

Rock debris deposited by glaciers

d)

Air pollution

14.

What are the three main actions of glaciers?

a)

Freeze, dry, melt

b)

Pluck, deposit, erode

c)

Drift, fly, crash

d)

Freeze, fly, drip

15.

What landform is created when a glacier erodes a bowl-shaped hollow?

a)

Drumlin

b)

Tarn

c)

Corrie

d)

Moraine

16.

What is a tarn?

a)

A frozen waterfall

b)

A river

c)

A small lake in a corrie

d)

A glacier crack

17.

What is an arete?

a)

A mountain peak

b)

A sharp ridge between two corries

c)

A lake made by glaciers

d)

A deep valley

18.

What type of valley is made by glacial erosion?

a)

V-shaped valley

b)

Winding valley

c)

Flat valley

d)

U-shaped valley

19.

What is a ribbon lake?

a)

A wide sea

b)

A narrow lake in a U-shaped valley

c)

A lake shaped like a triangle

d)

A man-made lake

20.

What is a hanging valley?

a)

A deep lake

b)

A valley that ends high above the main valley

c)

A mountain cliff

d)

A curved hill

21.

What is moraine?

a)

Ice under the glacier

b)

Piles of rock left by a glacier

c)

Melting snow

d)

A glacier crack

22.

What is terminal moraine?

a)

Rocks at the side of a glacier

b)

A glacier's highest point

c)

Rocks at the end of a glacier

d)

Melting water

23.

What is an erratic?

a)

A small glacier

b)

A rock carried far from its origin by a glacier

c)

A glacier stream

d)

A type of valley

24.

What is a drumlin?

a)

A ridge made by wind

b)

A small lake

c)

A smooth hill made by glaciers

d)

A snowstorm

25.

What do contour lines on a map show?

a)

Roads

b)

Water

c)

Changes in height

d)

Trees

26.

What does a grid reference help with?

a)

Coloring a map

b)

Finding places on a map

c)

Making the map bigger

d)

Drawing landforms

27.

What does the scale on a map show?

a)

The time

b)

The temperature

c)

The distance

d)

The wind direction

28.

True or False: Glaciers can be seen on OS maps by their landforms.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Why do tourists visit glaciated areas?

a)

For farming

b)

For factories

c)

For beautiful views and outdoor sports

d)

To avoid the cold

30.

What happens if glaciers melt quickly?

a)

Less water is available

b)

More ice forms

c)

Flooding and rising sea levels

d)

Drier land

31.

What is one human activity that contributes to glacier melting?

a)

Walking

b)

Breathing

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Reading

32.

True or False: Glaciation shaped the land in the UK.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which of these is NOT caused by glaciation?

a)

Ribbon lakes

b)

U-shaped valleys

c)

Fossil fuel

d)

Moraines

34.

What is the name of the small lake that forms in a corrie?

a)

Ribbon lake

b)

Meltwater pool

c)

Tarn

d)

Iceberg

35.

What are scratches left on rock by moving glaciers called?

a)

Erosion lines

b)

Striations

c)

Drumlins

d)

Glacial cracks

36.

What word describes when glaciers drop the material they carry?

a)

Erode

b)

Freeze

c)

Deposit

d)

Flow

37.

Which glacial feature is shaped like a ridge between two corries?

a)

Arete

b)

Moraine

c)

Drumlin

d)

Crevasse

38.

What force causes glaciers to shape the land?

a)

Tension

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Electricity

39.

Which of the following is NOT caused by glacial erosion?

a)

Corrie

b)

Hanging valley

c)

Drumlin

d)

U-shaped valley

40.

What is the name of the end of a glacier?

a)

Head

b)

Snout

c)

Nose

d)

Tail

41.

What is a glacier-made lake long and narrow in shape?

a)

Ribbon lake

b)

Corrie lake

c)

Iceberg

d)

Valley pond

42.

What is meltwater?

a)

Rain from glaciers

b)

Snow turning into rain

c)

Water formed when ice melts

d)

Steam from glaciers

43.

What type of valley hangs above the main valley formed by glaciers?

a)

U-shaped valley

b)

Hanging valley

c)

V-shaped valley

d)

Glacial trough

44.

Which of the following is a feature formed by glacial deposition?

a)

Corrie

b)

Arete

c)

Moraine

d)

Tarn

45.

Which landform is a smooth, egg-shaped hill made of glacial deposits?

a)

Drumlin

b)

Arete

c)

U-shaped valley

d)

Snout

46.

What is a single large rock dropped by a glacier called?

a)

Till

b)

Boulder

c)

Erratic

d)

Pebble

47.

What type of moraine is found at the end of a glacier?

a)

Lateral moraine

b)

Medial moraine

c)

Terminal moraine

d)

Ground moraine

48.

Which of these shows elevation on an OS map?

a)

Grid reference

b)

Compass

c)

Contour lines

d)

Scale

49.

What helps locate exact places on an OS map?

a)

Direction

b)

Grid reference

c)

Scale

d)

Contour lines

50.

What tells you how distances are measured on a map?

a)

Contour lines

b)

Symbols

c)

Scale

d)

Legend

51.

Glaciers erode land by which process?

a)

Freezing

b)

Plucking

c)

Sweeping

d)

Displacement

52.

What word describes materials carried and dropped by glaciers?

a)

Till

b)

Gravel

c)

Clay

d)

Mud

53.

Which of the following is TRUE? Glaciers...

a)

Only exist in Antarctica

b)

Are found at the equator

c)

Form only in volcanoes

d)

Are found in cold places

54.

What does abrasion by glaciers cause?

a)

Cracks in snow

b)

Scraping and polishing of rocks

c)

Melting ice

d)

Earthquakes

55.

What does abrasion by glaciers cause?

a)

Cracks in snow

b)

Scraping and polishing of rocks

c)

Melting ice

d)

Earthquakes

56.

Fossil fuels contribute to glacier melt.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Which term refers to the study of how glaciers shaped land?

a)

Meteorology

b)

Geology

c)

Glaciation

d)

Seismology

58.

Tourists visiting glaciers can impact the environment.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

What is a crevasse?

a)

A frozen lake

b)

A deep crack in a glacier

c)

A glacial valley

d)

A rocky deposit

60.

What is an ice shelf?

a)

A floating sheet of ice

b)

A glacier on a mountain

c)

A snowbank

d)

A frozen lake

61.

The last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

What is tundra?

a)

A frozen desert with few trees

b)

A glacial valley

c)

A lake under the ice

d)

A type of volcano

63.

What are contour lines used for?

a)

Measuring temperature

b)

Showing elevation

c)

Tracking glacier speed

d)

Estimating ice thickness

64.

Glacial landforms are still visible in the UK today.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What is the main cause of glacier movement?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Rainfall

c)

Gravity

d)

Wind

66.

What is the term for the overall movement and effects of glaciers?

a)

Geology

b)

Volcanism

c)

Glaciation

d)

Desertification

67.

What is deposited at the front of a glacier?

a)

Till

b)

Terminal moraine

c)

Ice sheet

d)

Drumlin

68.

A glacier erodes by plucking and __________.

a)

Building

b)

Sinking

c)

Abrasion

d)

Cracking

69.

What is the correct term for frozen water falling into the sea from a glacier?

a)

Ice flow

b)

Iceberg

c)

Ice sheet

d)

Ice crack

70.

Which term describes all rock material carried by a glacier?

a)

Load

b)

Till

c)

Moraine

d)

Shale

71.

What type of moraine is found along the side of a glacier?

a)

Terminal moraine

b)

Lateral moraine

c)

Central moraine

d)

Hanging moraine

72.

Which feature is NOT formed by glacial erosion?

a)

Corrie

b)

Arete

c)

Drumlin

d)

U-shaped valley

73.

Which feature indicates past glacier activity?

a)

Sand dunes

b)

Volcano

c)

Erratic

d)

Lagoon

74.

Which term describes the low, wide valley formed by glacier movement?

a)

V-shaped valley

b)

Tundra

c)

Hanging valley

d)

U-shaped valley

75.

Which of these is caused by glacial deposition?

a)

Striation

b)

Crevasse

c)

Drumlin

d)

Arete

76.

What is an ice sheet?

a)

A sheet of water under a glacier

b)

A floating layer of snow

c)

A very large mass of glacier ice

d)

A narrow glacier in a valley

77.

What is the name for glacier-created scratches on rock surfaces?

a)

Striations

b)

Deposits

c)

Ice marks

d)

Melt lines

78.

What is the function of meltwater in glacier systems?

a)

Freezes the glacier

b)

Supports plant life

c)

Carries and deposits sediment

d)

Increases snowfall

79.

Why do erratics appear out of place in their surroundings?

a)

They are man-made

b)

They were formed by volcanoes

c)

They were carried by glaciers from far away

d)

They are recent formations

80.

What does 'erosion' mean in a glacial context?

a)

Ice melting

b)

Wind shaping land

c)

Rock being worn away by a glacier

d)

Snow forming

81.

What is the process of a glacier dropping the material it carries?

a)

Collection

b)

Melting

c)

Transportation

d)

Deposition

82.

Which feature is most helpful in identifying glaciated land on an OS map?

a)

Grid reference

b)

Scale

c)

Contour lines

d)

Direction arrow

83.

What does a crevasse indicate in a glacier?

a)

A place where water collects

b)

A melted section

c)

A deep crack in the ice

d)

A moraine deposit

84.

True or False: Plucking occurs when ice freezes onto rock and pulls pieces away.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Which of the following is NOT a glacial feature?

a)

Ribbon lake

b)

Hanging valley

c)

Volcano cone

d)

Corrie

86.

What do you call a small glacial lake in a corrie?

a)

Ribbon lake

b)

Ice shelf

c)

Tarn

d)

Glacial pool

87.

What type of rock is often found in glacial till?

a)

Only small rocks

b)

Only sand

c)

A mix of all rock sizes

d)

Only large boulders

88.

What is the term for movement of rock materials by glaciers?

a)

Plucking

b)

Transport

c)

Deposition

d)

Sedimentation

89.

What is the result of glacial deposition across flat land?

a)

Tundra

b)

Ribbon lake

c)

Moraine

d)

Desert

90.

What term is used for a glacier-formed valley that ends abruptly above the main valley floor?

a)

Arete

b)

Hanging valley

c)

Corrie

d)

U-shaped valley

91.

What is one use of meltwater by humans?

a)

Warming homes

b)

Supplying freshwater

c)

Cooling machines

d)

Cleaning roads

92.

What is a negative effect of glaciers melting too quickly?

a)

More snowfall

b)

Ice formation increases

c)

Sea levels rise

d)

Rivers dry up

93.

What happens to a glacier during warmer climates?

a)

It expands

b)

It becomes thicker

c)

It retreats

d)

It stays the same

94.

What is one benefit glaciers offer to tourism?

a)

Pollution control

b)

Freshwater supply

c)

Scenic landscapes and activities

d)

Agricultural land

95.

What does an erratic show about past glaciation?

a)

That glaciers melted in one place

b)

That wind shaped the rocks

c)

That glaciers moved rocks far from their origin

d)

That rivers carried pebbles

96.

Which feature often marks the furthest point a glacier reached?

a)

Snout

b)

Terminal moraine

c)

Ribbon lake

d)

Arete

97.

Where are glaciers most commonly found today?

a)

Deserts

b)

Temperate forests

c)

High mountains and polar regions

d)

Tropical islands

98.

Which feature is created by erosion?

a)

Moraine

b)

Ribbon lake

c)

Drumlin

d)

Erratic

99.

What process deepens glacial valleys?

a)

Deposition

b)

Transportation

c)

Abrasion

d)

Volcanic activity

100.

Why is meltwater important in glacial systems?

a)

It slows glaciers

b)

It freezes at night

c)

It helps glaciers flow and carry debris

d)

It destroys landforms

101.

How can glacial landforms be preserved for study?

a)

Planting trees

b)

Avoiding development

c)

Clearing snow

d)

Blocking rivers

102.

What is the effect of fossil fuel use on glaciers?

a)

Glacier growth

b)

Faster glacial movement

c)

Glacier melting

d)

No effect

103.

What shows where ice once shaped the British Isles?

a)

Forests

b)

U-shaped valleys and erratics

c)

Rivers and lakes

d)

Deserts

104.

Which best summarizes glaciation’s impact on land?

a)

It smooths all land

b)

It has no visible effect

c)

It erodes, transports, and deposits materials

d)

It creates earthquakes

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