How many lakes are in Glacier Bay National Park? 11 OR 27 OR 47 OR 51
51
A ______________________________ is material left behind by a moving glacier. This material is usually soil and rock. Waterfall OR Mornaine Or Glacial Deposit
Mornaine
The high temperature in Glacier Bay National Park is... 54 degrees OR 64 OR 74 OR 84
64
_________________________________ is a thin, jagged crest that separates-or that once separated-two adjacent glaciers. Arete OR Moraine OR Hanging Valley
Arete
How many landforms are in Glacier Bay National Park? 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 8
5
McCleary Glacier is one of the 3 glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park?
False, it is McBride Glacier
How many acres is Glacier Bay National Park? 2.3 million OR 3.3 million OR 3.2 million
3.3 million
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve was named a national monument in what year? 1924 OR 1942 OR 1925 OR 1952
1925
Glacier Bay National Park is located in which of our United States?
Alaska
_______________________________ are bowl-shaped, amphitheater-like depressions that glaciers carve into mountains and valley sidewalls at high elevations. Glacial Stairways OR Aretes OR Cirques
Cirques
What body of water is Glacier Bay National Park in?
Pacific Ocean
Glacier Bay National Park has a maritime climate. This means it has harsh winters.
False. It has mild winters
In geography, a ______________________________ is a glacial landform, created by big rock or stones deposited in the landscape when the glacier withdraws.Glacial Stairway or Cirque OR Glacial Deposit
Glacial Deposit
A ___________________________________ is a river or other body of water’s steep fall over a rocky ledge into a plunge pool below. __________________________ are also called cascades. Cirque OR Waterfall OR Paternoster Lake
Waterfall
The low temperature in Glacier Bay National Park is...-25 degrees OR 0 degrees OR 25 degrees OR 32 degrees
25 degrees
A ______________________________ is a crevasse that forms where moving glacier ice separates from the stagnant ice or firn above. Crevasse OR Bergschrund OR Cirque
Bergschrund
How many mountain ranges are in Glacier Bay National Park? 4 OR 5 OR 7 OR 9
9
How many rivers are in Glacier Bay National Park? 2 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6
5
_____________________________ are pointed peaks that are bounded on at least three sides by glaciers. Glacial Stairways OR Aretes OR Horns
Horns
These are formed by tributary glaciers which enter a glacial trough. Aretes OR Hanging Valleys OR Glacial Stairways
Hanging Valleys
How many tidewater glaciers are in Glacier Bay National Park? 3 OR 5 OR 7 OR 9
3
How many different plant communities are in Glacier Bay National Park? 4 OR 6 OR 8 OR 10
8
______________________________________ happen when the glaciers descend from very high mountains into valleys, they develop steps or stairs along the walls of the valleys through the processes of abrasion and plucking. j
Glacial Stairways
The word "TLINGIT" means... Cousins OR Stone OR People OR Son
People
A _______________________________ is a deep, wedge-shaped opening in a moving mass of ice called a glacier. Cirque OR Horn OR Crevasse
Crevasse
A ___________________________ is a long, deep narrow body of water that reaches far inland. It is usually often set in a u-shaped valley with steep walls of rock on either side. Cirque OR Fjord OR Glacier
Fjord