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SATELLITE IMAGE ATLAS OF GLACIERS OF THE WORLDRICHARD S WILLIAMS Jr GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFNAL PAPER 1386. Heaviest particles are unloaded first as a river loses momentum, closest to shore, forming a thick layer of sediment.. Smaller particles are dropped further out leaving a thin layer.. This process is repeated over and over again, until a delta is formed.. SATELLITE IMAGE ATLAS OF GLACIERS OF THE WORLDRICHARD S. WILLIAMS, Jr., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFNAL PAPER 1386 GLACIERS OF GLACIERS OF SWEDEN By VALTER SCHYTT 1 2 Abstract The most recent glacier inventory lists a total glacier area for Sweden of 314 square kilometers. The first glaciological were made in 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 . 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. Ms. Martel. What Is A Glacier?. About 75% of Earth’s fresh water is frozen in glaciers.. A glacier is a large mass of compacted snow and ice that moves under the force of gravity.. Glaciers help to carve Earth’s landscapes as it erodes geological features in one place and then re-deposits the material elsewhere. . History of Sea Level Rise in Florida. 120,000 years ago 18,000 years ago Today. + 6 meters - 120 meters . Causes of Sea Level Rise. Thermal expansion of water. 5.7B. Thinking About Glaciers. Glaciers cover about one-tenth of the Earth’s surface. Most of the fresh water found on the Earth is frozen in glaciers.. Glaciers move very slowly and can cause very slow changes to the Earth’s surface.. Section 1: Glaciers – Moving Ice. Section 2: Glacial Erosion and Deposition. Section 3: Ice Ages. Section 1: Glaciers – Moving Ice. . N. atural . forces compact snow to make a large mass of moving ice called a . Chapter 9 - Section 3, 4, 5, and 6. How Water Erodes. Most sediment washes or falls into a river as a result of mass movement and runoff. Other sediment erodes from the bottom or sides of the river. Streams carry sediment in several . 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.