Glaciers and Icecaps
Geography ⇒ Physical Geography
Glaciers and Icecaps starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how glaciers shape the landscape.
Describe the formation of a U-shaped valley by a glacier.
Describe the impact of climate change on glaciers and icecaps.
Explain the difference between a glacier and an icecap.
Explain the term 'calving' in relation to glaciers.
Explain the term 'crevasse' in relation to glaciers.
Explain the term 'moraine' in the context of glaciers.
Explain why glaciers are called 'rivers of ice'.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a continental glacier? (1) Confined to valleys (2) Covers large areas (3) Found only in mountains (4) Moves rapidly
Which of the following is a depositional feature of glaciers? (1) Cirque (2) Arete (3) Moraine (4) Hanging valley
Which of the following is a feature formed by glacial deposition? (1) Arete (2) Drumlin (3) Cirque (4) Horn
Which of the following is NOT a landform created by glacial erosion? (1) Cirque (2) Drumlin (3) Delta (4) U-shaped valley
Fill in the blank: The __________ Glacier is the largest glacier in India.
Fill in the blank: The __________ Glacier is the source of the Yamuna River.
Fill in the blank: The __________ is a bowl-shaped depression formed at the head of a glacier.
Fill in the blank: The process by which a glacier loses ice through melting, evaporation, or calving is called __________.
True or False: Glacial till is unsorted sediment deposited directly by a glacier.
True or False: Glaciers are found only in polar regions.
True or False: Glaciers are important indicators of climate change.
True or False: Glaciers can move both forward and backward.
