PPT-How do Glaciers affect the land?

WED V17 What is a glacier A large longlasting mass of ice which forms on land and moves downslope because of gravity What metaphors do we use for glaciers Glaciers are often referred to as a . ?”. 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. 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 Jeremy . Fyke. , Bill Lipscomb. Los Alamos National Laboratory. Goal: Simulate the coupled evolution of Arctic glaciers and ice caps. . within RASM. Evolving land ice . area. . A. ffects vegetation extent and albedo. 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. Which describes one way that early hunter-gatherers got food?. They used language to organize. They used tools to kill animals. They grew crops on farms. They grew seeds and nuts. What was the main unit of Stone Age culture?. By Haley, Jacob, Logan, and Hannah. How the glaciers affect the western uplands.. The western uplands never got touch by the glaciers.. That why the region has retained it’s rugged landscape.. 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. 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. . 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.. Glacier – thick ice mass that forms over hundreds or thousands of years.. 15, 000 years ago > 30 % coverage - Today 10 % coverage. Valley Glaciers. Ice Sheets. Types of Glaciers. Valley Glaciers. Agent . of . weathering, erosion, and deposition . – acquire, transport and deposit sediment. Occupy ~10% of land area. “Interrupts” hydrologic cycle by “locking up” water. Glacier. GLACIERS. 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. 2. Rocks & Landforms. 3 influences. Crust movement = Landform creation (endogenic). Rock movement. Reactions to crustal stresses. Weak (greatly affected by weathering & erosion). Strong (less affected by weathering & erosion). 4-Seppanen . October 24. th. , 2017. Photo courtesy of Alaska.gov. How Glaciers are Formed. Glaciers are formed with snow that doesn’t melt. When snow builds up on itself the snow will build up weight and will compress and turn into ice..