World Glaciers
Instructions: Famous glaciers and ice formations around the world
- 1.
In which country would you find the Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the few advancing glaciers in the world?
AArgentinaBChileCBoliviaDPeru - 2.
The Vatnajökull glacier is the largest ice cap in Europe. In which country is it located?
ASwedenBIcelandCGreenlandDNorway - 3.
Which glacier on Mount Kilimanjaro has been shrinking dramatically and may disappear entirely?
ARebmann GlacierBFurtwängler GlacierCCredner GlacierDDecken Glacier - 4.
The Lambert Glacier, the world's largest glacier by area, is found on which continent?
ANorth AmericaBAsiaCAntarcticaDEurope - 5.
Which famous glacier in Alaska is a popular cruise ship destination and was named after a naturalist?
AMendenhall GlacierBColumbia GlacierCHubbard GlacierDMuir Glacier - 6.
The Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier in the Alps, is located in which country?
AFranceBItalyCSwitzerlandDAustria - 7.
What is the name of the vast ice sheet that covers approximately 80% of Greenland?
AGreenland Ice SheetBPetermann Ice ShieldCArctic Ice CapDJakobshavn Glacier - 8.
The Fox and Franz Josef glaciers are popular tourist attractions in which country?
ANew ZealandBNorwayCChileDCanada - 9.
Which type of glacier flows down from mountains through valleys, resembling frozen rivers?
ACirque glacierBValley glacierCTidewater glacierDPiedmont glacier - 10.
The Siachen Glacier, often called the highest battlefield in the world, is located in which mountain range?
AHimalayasBHindu KushCKarakoramDPamirs - 11.
What is the term for the large chunks of ice that break off from glaciers and fall into the ocean?
AMorainesBCalvingCSeracsDIce floes - 12.
Glacier National Park, famous for its shrinking glaciers, is located in which U.S. state?
AMontanaBAlaskaCWashingtonDColorado - 13.
The Mer de Glace, or 'Sea of Ice,' is the largest glacier in France and is found near which famous peak?
AMont BlancBEigerCMonte RosaDMatterhorn - 14.
What is a moraine?
AA glacial lakeBA crevasse in a glacierCDebris deposited by a glacierDA type of ice formation - 15.
The Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland is believed to have produced the iceberg that sank which famous ship?
ATitanicBAndrea DoriaCLusitaniaDBritannic