Pine Island Glacier - Quiz
- 1. Where is Pine Island Glacier located?
A) Iceland
B) Greenland
C) Alaska
D) Antarctica
- 2. Which ocean does Pine Island Glacier discharge ice into?
A) Weddell Sea
B) Amundsen Sea
C) Ross Sea
D) Bellingshausen Sea
- 3. In what region of Antarctica is Pine Island Glacier located?
A) North Antarctica
B) West Antarctica
C) South Antarctica
D) East Antarctica
- 4. Which scientific discipline focuses on the study of Pine Island Glacier and its effects?
A) Virology
B) Glaciology
C) Meteorology
D) Seismology
- 5. Which research organization has been studying Pine Island Glacier extensively?
A) British Antarctic Survey
B) National Science Foundation
C) European Space Agency
D) NASA
- 6. What is the term used to describe the process by which Pine Island Glacier releases icebergs into the ocean?
A) Glacier Spilling
B) Calving
C) Ice Drifting
D) Breakoff
- 7. What type of ice shelf does Pine Island Glacier have?
A) Grounded Ice Shelf
B) Floating Ice Shelf
C) Ice Cap
D) Ice Sheet
- 8. Pine Island Glacier flows towards which direction?
A) North
B) South
C) West
D) East
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