Quiz  /  Ice Ages

  • 1. 
    What is an 'ice age' in geology?

  • The time period before there were separate continents
  • A time when the temperatures of Earth were very warm
  • A period in history when the ice on the polar caps expanded
  • A time when the sea levels rose

  • 2. 
    How do scientists know about past ice ages?

  • By studying fossil evidence
  • By studying chemicals in rocks
  • By studying geological features in the land
  • All of the above

  • 3. 
    What do we call the period of an ice age where the glaciers are receding?

  • Interglacial period
  • Glacial period
  • Golden age
  • Melting period

  • 4. 
    During which of the following ice ages did the Earth become a 'snowball Earth'?

  • Huronian
  • Cryogenian
  • Karoo
  • Andean-Saharan

  • 5. 
    Which of the following ice ages is the most recent ice age?

  • Andean-Saharan
  • Cryogenian
  • Huronian
  • Quaternary

  • 6. 
    Which of the following ice ages was named after an area in South Africa?

  • Karoo
  • Huronian
  • Cryogenian
  • Andean-Saharan

  • 7. 
    True or False: An increase in volcanic activity can help bring an end to an ice age.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 8. 
    Which cause of an ice age occurs from a lack of greenhouse gases?

  • Atmospheric changes
  • Changes in ocean currents
  • Changes in the Earth's orbit
  • Changes in sun activity

  • 9. 
    Which cause of an ice age is sometimes called Milankovitch Cycles?

  • Changes in the Earth's orbit
  • Changes in sun activity
  • Atmospheric changes
  • Changes in ocean currents

  • 10. 
    True or False: Most of Canada was covered in ice just 20,000 years ago.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
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