Glaciers

What causes glaciers to move?

• Gravity

• Tornadoes

• The rivers underneath

• They don't move

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What part of the Earth do most glaciers occupy?

• Antarctica & Greenland

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

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Which other planet shows evidence of glaciers?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• None

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The biggest threat to glacier health is

• earthquakes

• avalanches

• arctic animals

• global warming

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Alpine glaciers can be formed high in mountains, typically _____________________

• in bowls called cirques

• at the peaks

• in the winter

• in the treetops

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Melting glaciers means...

• more rain

• accelerating sea level rise

• more sun

• trouble for elephants

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Why are glaciers important?

• They protect certain species

• melting glaciers would increase sea level

• melting glaciers would throw off the ecosystem of the oceans

• all of the above

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This image shows...

• Where glaciers are located in North America

• tsunami destruction

• What it would look like if all of the glaciers melted

• This image shows...How many glaciers there are in the world

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Which continent has ZERO glaciers?

• South America

• Africa

• Australia

• Every continent has glaciers!

How many glaciers are there in the world?

• 1 million

• around 50,000

• 198,000

• 1,983

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