The glacier is a polar region above which the snow cover remains throughout the year and the snow never completely melts is called a glacier. The snow-capped high mountain peaks from which the glacier originates is called the Ice Cap. Glaciers form from the snow that doesn't melt even during the summer. When enough snow builds up the weight of the snow will compress and turn into solid ice. It can take hundreds of years for a large glacier to form. Glaciers are categorized by their morphology, thermal characteristics, and behavior. Alpine glaciers form on the crests and slopes of mountains. A glacier that fills a valley is called a valley glacier, or alternatively an alpine glacier or mountain glacier. Let's know more about Glacier.
1. Which type of glacier forms where the temperature is always below freezing?
A. Valley
B. Calving
C. Polar
D. All of the above
2. Which of the following type of glacier ends in a body of water like an ocean or lake?
A. Calving
B. Temperate
C. Temperate
D. None of these
3. Which type of glacier forms on the slopes of mountains?
A. Polar
B. Cirque
C. Calving
D. All of the above
4. Which of the is the name of the area of the glacier where the snow falls and accumulates?
A. Crevasses
B. Accumulation zone
C. Ablation zone
D. None of these
5. Do scientists call the snow layer that is between the new snow and the glacial ice?
A. Firn
B. Accumulation zone
C. Head
D. All of the above
6. Do scientists call a pointy shaped mountain peak that was formed by several glaciers?
A. Arete
B. Horn
C. Cirque
D. None of these
7. Do scientists call an accumulation of material (rocks, sand, gravel) left behind by a glacier?
A. Drumlin
B. Arete
C. Moraine
D. All of the above
8. How do glaciers form?
A. From snow that doesn't melt even in the summer
B. From frozen ocean water
C. From rivers that freeze up in the winter
D. None of these
9. Where do the glaciers form?
A. Near the South Pole
B. Near the North Pole
C. High in the mountains
D. All of the above
10. Which of the following is the type of the glacier?
A. Calving
B. Cirque
C. Hanging
D. All of the above
11. Which one is the Glacier Features?
A. Ablation zone
B. Accumulation zone
C. Crevasses
D. All of the above
12. Which of the geological features that are created by glaciers?
A. Arete
B. Drumlin
C. Fjord
D. All of the above
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