Glaciers Quiz: questions and answers
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1. Which of the following countries does not have a glacier?
Cuba
2. What is a glacier?
A thick mass of ice
3. What is the process of growth and establishment of the glacier called?
Glaciation
4. 10% of the Earth is covered by glaciers, but in recent geological times that percentage reached:
0.3
5. What are the most important glaciers that currently exist on earth?
The polar caps
6. How can glaciers grow?
With the addition of snow and other types of ice
7. The glaciers are classified according to their:
Temperature and its morphology
8. What is the name of the movement that occurs when an entire glacier moves over its terrain?
Basal Sliding
9. The speed of displacement of the glaciers is determined by:
The friction and the slope
10. Which glacier was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981?
Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina.