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Glaciers Trivia Quiz

Glaciers are to be found in many parts of the world. In the ice ages of the past they covered vast areas. Evidence of their one time presence can be seen today. See what you know about glaciation.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,067

Updated
Sep 10 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2252

Last 3 plays: 20013800 (5/10), Guest 98 (9/10), Guest 146 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these is not a kind of glacier? Hint

alpine

barchan

piedmont

ice cap

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Question 2 of 10

2. How is the speed of a glacier measured? Hint

feet per day

inches per day

feet per month

inches per hour

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Question 3 of 10

3. What are formed when a glacier reaches the sea and breaks up into chunks? Hint

icebergs

icicles

ice floes

iceshelves

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Question 4 of 10

4. When a glacier reaches the sea what process happens? Hint

berging

break down

break up

calving

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a crack in a glacier called? Hint

blue hole

canyon

cretonne

crevasse

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which state is Glacier National Park? Hint

Alaska

Colorado

Wyoming

Montana

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where in Canada is there a Glacier National Park? Hint

Alberta

Yukon

Quebec

British Columbia

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the correct term for the debris of rocks, soil, etc. which is carried along by a glacier and left behind when the glacier melts? Hint

morass

load

mordant

moraine

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Question 9 of 10

9. A landscape that once was glaciated has various characteristics. One is the shape of valleys. This shape is named by a letter. Which letter?

Answer: (One letter)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In areas where glaciers once passed, scrapes and scratches can be seen on rocks. These scratches are known by what name? Hint

stripes

striation

drumlins

eskers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is not a kind of glacier?

Answer: barchan

There are four types of glacier: alpine, piedmont, ice cap, and continental.
Barchan is a type of sand dune.

2. How is the speed of a glacier measured?

Answer: inches per day

Most glaciers move less than three feet a day. Although some have been known to move 100ft a day.

3. What are formed when a glacier reaches the sea and breaks up into chunks?

Answer: icebergs

This process is known as calving.

4. When a glacier reaches the sea what process happens?

Answer: calving

Glacier Bay in Alaska is a good place for viewing this calving.

5. What is a crack in a glacier called?

Answer: crevasse

These can be very dangerous for those crossing glaciers as they can be hidden by snow.

6. In which state is Glacier National Park?

Answer: Montana

Alaska, has Glacier Bay National Park.

7. Where in Canada is there a Glacier National Park?

Answer: British Columbia

Glacier National Park is located in British Columbia. It is 36 miles west of Golden and 28 miles east of Revelstoke. The Trans Canada Highway runs through the park.

There is also a Glacier Park in Montana. This park with the Waterton National Park in Alberta forms the Glacier-Waterton National Park.

8. What is the correct term for the debris of rocks, soil, etc. which is carried along by a glacier and left behind when the glacier melts?

Answer: moraine

9. A landscape that once was glaciated has various characteristics. One is the shape of valleys. This shape is named by a letter. Which letter?

Answer: U

Valleys shaped by rivers tend to be V shaped, at least where they flow through high land, while glaciated valleys are shaped like a U.

10. In areas where glaciers once passed, scrapes and scratches can be seen on rocks. These scratches are known by what name?

Answer: striation

Eskers are ridges of silt deposited by rivers flowing under the glacier. Drumlins are elongated hills of glacier drift.

Source: Author minch

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