Glacier

Total Questions: 18

1 - ------- is considered the most heavily glacier part of World outside the Polar Regions.

A ) Alay Mountains
B ) Karakorum Mountains ✅
C ) Himalayas Mountains
D ) HinduKush mountains

2 - Glaciers are large deposition of ice. They are found in -------?

A ) 32 countries
B ) 37 countries
C ) 47 countries
D ) None of these (50 countries) ✅

3 - Clark Glacier is located in -------?

A ) Brazil
B ) Canada
C ) USA ✅
D ) Australia

4 - Moraines are the debris of -----?

A ) Sea-waves
B ) Winds
C ) Glaciers ✅
D ) Rivers

5 - Haupapa Glacier also known as Tasman Glacier is located in -------:

A ) Tajikistan
B ) Canada
C ) Norway
D ) New Zealand ✅

6 - ------ is considered the largest Glacier in the World located in Antarctica?

A ) Denman Glacier
B ) Gilbert Glacier
C ) Lambert Fisher Glacier ✅
D ) None of these

7 - The Hubbard Glacier is located in which continent?

A ) Africa
B ) North America ✅
C ) South America
D ) Europe

8 - Most glaciers after the Arctic region are located in ------:

A ) Pakistan ✅
B ) Russia
C ) Nepal
D ) India

9 - The total number of glaciers in the world is ------:

A ) 10000
B ) 198000 ✅
C ) 298000
D ) 498000

10 - Where glaciers are not formed --------:

A ) Arctic region
B ) Rainforest region ✅
C ) Top of mountains
D ) None of these

11 - The largest Glacier in the Southern hemisphere outside Antarctic is-------:

A ) Bruggan Glacier (Chile) ✅
B ) Lambert Fisher Glacier ( Antarctica)
C ) Upsala Glacier (south America)
D ) Fedchenko Glacier ( Tajikistan)

12 - Glaciation is formed by------ of snow:

A ) Burial
B ) Metamorphosis
C ) Freezing
D ) Both A and B ✅

13 - What is another name for an Alpine Glacier?

A ) Piedmont Glacier
B ) Valley Glacier ✅
C ) Cirque Glacier
D ) Ice sheet

14 - Glacier is a sheet of ice------:

A ) Slow moving ✅
B ) Fast moving
C ) Static
D ) None of these

15 - Snow line refers ----:

A ) Melting snow
B ) Perpetual snow ✅
C ) Deep cold water
D ) None of these

17 - Moraines is related to -----?

A ) Desert Dunes
B ) Oceanic Trench
C ) Limestone Caves
D ) Glacier Deposits ✅