Glaciers QuizGlaciers QuizHow much do you How much do you

remember?remember?

1.1. How much of the How much of the world’s ice is in world’s ice is in Antarctica?Antarctica?

2.2. Where’s Africa’s ice?Where’s Africa’s ice?

3.3. How do volcanoes How do volcanoes make the world make the world cooler?cooler?

4.4. What was the last Ice What was the last Ice Age called? Age called?

5.5. True of false? The UK True of false? The UK & France were once & France were once joinedjoined

ANSWERSANSWERS

90% (1 marks)90% (1 marks) Kenya (1)Kenya (1) Ash clouds stop Ash clouds stop

some sunlight (1)some sunlight (1) The Pleistocene (1)The Pleistocene (1) True (1)True (1)

Round 1Round 1

6.6. Where and when was Where and when was the Iceman found? the Iceman found?

7.7. Where are the best Where are the best ice ice corescores found? found?

8.8. What is the coldest What is the coldest temperature ever temperature ever recorded and where?recorded and where?

9.9. Which animal has two Which animal has two layers of fur?layers of fur?

10.10. What is the name for What is the name for frozen ground?frozen ground?

ANSWERSANSWERS

6.6. Austria, 1991 (2)Austria, 1991 (2)

7.7. Antarctica (1)Antarctica (1)

8.8. -81C in Canada (2)-81C in Canada (2)

9.9. Caribou (1)Caribou (1)

10.10. Permafrost (1)Permafrost (1)

Round 2Round 2

11.11. Name the glacier that has Name the glacier that has been wrapped in plasticbeen wrapped in plastic

12.12. Water supplies in Asia Water supplies in Asia come from which come from which glaciated region?glaciated region?

13.13. What word that begins What word that begins with an “R” is the with an “R” is the opposite of a hazard? opposite of a hazard?

14.14. Name 5 glacial landformsName 5 glacial landforms

15.15. Name 2 ice erosion Name 2 ice erosion processesprocesses

ANSWERSANSWERS

GurschenGurschen (1) (1) Himalayas Himalayas

(or Tibet) (1)(or Tibet) (1) Resource (1)Resource (1) Pyramidal peak, Pyramidal peak,

corrie, arete, U-corrie, arete, U-shaped valley, shaped valley, roche moutonnee roche moutonnee (5)(5)

Plucking & abrasion Plucking & abrasion (2)(2)

Round 3Round 3

16.16. Melting of Greenland’s Melting of Greenland’s ice would cause sea-ice would cause sea-level to rise by how level to rise by how much?much?

17.17. Name three places that Name three places that have a high risk of sea-have a high risk of sea-level rise (clue: B- and V- level rise (clue: B- and V- and the M- islands)and the M- islands)

18.18. Which continent has the Which continent has the most people living there most people living there who are threatened by who are threatened by the disappearance of the disappearance of glaciers?glaciers?

ANSWERSANSWERS

7 metres7 metres (1) (1) Bangladesh, Bangladesh,

Venice, Venice, Maldives (3)Maldives (3)

Asia! (1)Asia! (1)

Total: 27 marks Total: 27 marks

Round 4Round 4

1.1. What’s this?What’s this?ANSWERANSWER

Arctic wolf Arctic wolf footprints!footprints!

Bonus question (for tie-Bonus question (for tie-breakers) breakers)

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