Canadian Glaciers Trivia: 10 Questions With Answers

This Canadian glaciers trivia covers the Athabasca Glacier, the Columbia Icefield, Kluane's ice, Peyto Glacier and the ice caps of the Arctic islands. Ten questions with answers on Canada's frozen rivers of ice.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Rockies
Which glacier is the most visited in North America?
Ice
What is the largest icefield in the Rocky Mountains?
Kluane
Kluane's icefields are part of the largest non-polar ice system with which neighbor?
Science
What is glacial flour?
Retreat
Since the late 1800s, most Rocky Mountain glaciers have done what?
Arctic
Which Arctic island has large ice caps?
Words
What is a crevasse?
Jasper
Which glacier hangs on Mount Edith Cavell?
Words
What is a moraine?
Water
Why are glaciers important to western Canada?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which glacier is the most visited in North America?
Answer: Athabasca Glacier
It flows from the Columbia Icefield beside the Icefields Parkway.
Q2: What is the largest icefield in the Rocky Mountains?
Answer: Columbia Icefield
It covers about 215 square kilometers.
Q3: Kluane's icefields are part of the largest non-polar ice system with which neighbor?
Answer: Alaska
The Kluane, Wrangell-St. Elias and Glacier Bay parks form a UNESCO site.
Q4: What is glacial flour?
Answer: Fine rock ground by glaciers
It turns lakes like Peyto and Lake Louise turquoise.
Q5: Since the late 1800s, most Rocky Mountain glaciers have done what?
Answer: Retreated
Many have lost much of their ice.
Q6: Which Arctic island has large ice caps?
Answer: Ellesmere Island
Ellesmere and Devon islands hold big ice caps.
Q7: What is a crevasse?
Answer: A deep crack in a glacier
Crevasses form as ice moves over uneven ground.
Q8: Which glacier hangs on Mount Edith Cavell?
Answer: Angel Glacier
Its shape looks like an angel with spread wings.
Q9: What is a moraine?
Answer: Rock debris left by a glacier
Moraine Lake is named after a rockpile once thought to be a moraine.
Q10: Why are glaciers important to western Canada?
Answer: They feed rivers in summer
Meltwater supports rivers, farms and cities.

Canadian Glaciers Trivia – Rivers of Ice

Canada has more glacier ice than any country except those holding the great polar ice sheets. Glaciers cover parts of the Rockies, the Coast Mountains, the Saint Elias range and the Arctic islands.

Glaciers shape the land, carving valleys, lakes and moraines. Their meltwater feeds rivers in summer and creates the turquoise lakes that draw visitors to the Rockies.

Most glaciers are shrinking. Signs at the Athabasca Glacier show how far the ice has retreated, and scientists monitor glaciers to understand climate change and future water supply.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is for travelers and science fans curious about Canada's glaciers.

Which glacier is most visited
What glacial flour is
Why glaciers are retreating
What crevasses and moraines are
Why glaciers matter for water

Did You Know?

The Athabasca Glacier is about 6 kilometers long.
Peyto Glacier has been studied since the 1960s.
Glacier National Park in BC has many glaciers.
Baffin Island has the Penny Ice Cap.
Glacier ice can look blue.