PPT-GLACIERS!

What is a glacier Glaciers are large persistent bodies of ice that form over centuries of snow falling faster than it is melting They must be at least 01 km 2 in area and 50m thick to be classified as a glacier. ?”. with Dr. Michael . Kaplan. Dr. Michael J Passow. Originally presented 25 Oct 2014. Glaciers. Two basic types:. Polar Ice Sheets—Antarctica and Greenland. Alpine/Mountain glaciers. Found today in all continents except Australia. Norway has:. Fjords. Glaciers. Rivers ,Streams and . Forests. Winter Olympics. F. jords. A . Fjord is a long narrow inlet of sea between two steep cliffs.. The coast of Norway has hundreds of rocky Fjords.. Glacial Ice. . Once . glacial ice exceeds a thickness of about 150 feet, the weight of the overlying ice causes . the . base of . the glacier . to become plastic and flow like a very viscous liquid. While the bottom ice responds as a plastic solid, the surface ice is very brittle. However, from the surface down to the top of the plastic portion of the glacier, the ice experiences a decrease in . Ev-K2-CNR Scientific Conference. Karakoram Resources and Climate Change: Glacier, Water and Ecosystem. 10th September, 2013, National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. Muhammad Zia . ur. . Rahman. Katya . Hafich. Biological Science Initiative Science Squad 2012. University of Colorado at Boulder. What is a glacier?. A glacier is a large mass of ice that moves very slowly.. ://. geology.about.com. Do Now:. The material seen below was left behind by a retreating glacier. Describe the sediments seen in the picture. . . Tasman Glacial Moraine, New Zealand. Formed from the accumulation of ice and snow over thousands of years. . More winter snowfall than summer melt. Glacier formation is similar to sedimentary rock formation. Types of Glaciers. Valley glaciers or alpine glaciation. Ice sheets or continental glaciation. Glaciers of the world. Glacier Movement. Deposits by Glaciers. The Ice Age. Glaciers and Global Warming. Glacial Rebound . …………………. Snow. Line. …………………... Glaciers form in areas covered by snow, where more snow falls than melts each year.. 1. Mass Movement. A down . slope movement of loose sediment and weathered rocks resulting from the force of gravity..  Erosion following weathering climatic conditions determine which materials and how much. Glaciers. Geologists define a . glacier. as any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.. There are two types of glaciers:. Continental glaciers. Valley glaciers. Continental Glaciers. A . continental glacier. It originates on land from the accumulation, compaction, and . recrystallization. of snow. .. A glacier appears to be motionless, but glaciers move very slowly.. Glaciers are dynamic weathering . and erosional . Section. for . glaciers. , . snow. and . ice. Norwegian. Water Resources and Energy . Directorate. . lma@nve.no. Glaciers in Norway . are. . changing. . too. ~1900: . Library. . of. . congress. Once . glacial ice exceeds a thickness of about 150 feet, the weight of the overlying ice causes . the . base of . the glacier . to become plastic and flow like a very viscous liquid. While the bottom ice responds as a plastic solid, the surface ice is very brittle. However, from the surface down to the top of the plastic portion of the glacier, the ice experiences a decrease in . An Inquiry into “Snowball Earth”. Chris . Rackauckas. Advisor: Jim . Walsh. What is the nature of this glaciation?. Did the glaciers reach the equator or simply stop near the equator?. VS. Snowball Earth.