Glaciers and Icecaps
Geography ⇒ Physical Geography
Glaciers and Icecaps starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how a moraine is formed.
Describe how glaciers contribute to soil formation.
Describe the process of glacial abrasion.
Explain the difference between an icecap and an ice sheet.
Explain the impact of glacial melting on sea level rise.
Explain the term 'firn' in relation to glaciers.
Explain the term 'glacial retreat'.
Explain why glaciers are important indicators of climate change.
Which of the following best describes an icecap? (1) A small patch of ice on a mountain (2) A mass of ice covering less than 50,000 sq km (3) A river of ice flowing through a valley (4) A floating sheet of ice in the ocean
Which of the following is a correct sequence of glacial landforms from the source to the snout? (1) Cirque → Arete → U-shaped valley → Moraine (2) Moraine → Cirque → U-shaped valley → Arete (3) U-shaped valley → Cirque → Moraine → Arete (4) Arete → Moraine → Cirque → U-shaped valley
Which of the following is a correct statement about the movement of glaciers? (1) Glaciers move only during the summer. (2) Glaciers move due to gravity and internal deformation. (3) Glaciers do not move at all. (4) Glaciers move only in the polar regions.
Which of the following is a depositional landform created by glaciers? (1) Arete (2) Horn (3) Esker (4) Cirque
Fill in the blank: The __________ is the line on a glacier that separates the accumulation zone from the ablation zone.
Fill in the blank: The __________ is the lowest point of a glacier, where melting is the greatest.
Fill in the blank: The Himalayas contain many __________ glaciers.
Fill in the blank: The movement of glaciers is mainly caused by the force of __________.
True or False: Glaciers can form only above the snowline.
True or False: Glaciers can move both forward and backward.
True or False: Icecaps are found only in the polar regions.
True or False: Icecaps are smaller than glaciers.
