Glaciology
Description: Glaciology Quiz: Test Your Knowledge about the Study of Glaciers and Ice | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: glaciology earth science ice glaciers snow |
What is the term used to describe the process of ice formation from water vapor in the atmosphere?
Which type of glacier is formed when multiple glaciers merge together and flow as a single unit?
What is the term used to describe the movement of glaciers down a slope due to gravity?
What is the term used to describe a deep crack or fissure that forms in a glacier?
What is the term used to describe the process of ice loss from a glacier through melting, evaporation, or sublimation?
Which type of glacier is characterized by a dome-shaped ice mass that covers a large area and flows outward in all directions?
What is the term used to describe a large piece of ice that breaks off from a glacier and falls into the sea?
Which type of glacier is formed in a valley and flows down a mountain slope?
What is the term used to describe the accumulation of snow and ice on a glacier?
Which type of glacier is the largest and covers an entire continent?
What is the term used to describe a mixture of rocks, sediment, and ice that is carried by a glacier?
Which type of glacier is formed when a glacier flows into the sea and ends in a cliff?
What is the term used to describe a steep slope or cliff at the edge of a glacier where ice breaks off and falls?
Which type of glacier is formed when a glacier flows over a relatively flat surface and spreads out?
What is the term used to describe the process of ice melting and forming meltwater on a glacier?