Passion 4 Studying

Glaciers What is a glacier? A glacier is “a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface” (Glacier, 2020). In shorter terms, it’s basically a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land, a bit resembling rivers, but with a much slower flow instead. Glaciers often have a light blue colour. The way a glacier appears depends on its classified group and type. There are two groups of glaciers: alpine glaciers and ice sheets (National Geographic Society, 2012), and many types of glaciers under each group. Where can glaciers be found? To know where glaciers can be found, we must know about how and where glaciers form. Alpine glaciers usually form in cirques and high rock basins (Arindom, 2020), and there are many types of alpine glaciers, for example: mountain glaciers are often the white things you see on mountains, and tidewater glaciers are the white things you see on the sea. Ice sheets are formed from accumulating snow, which melts a b

Water System & Water Distribution on Earth Water Distribution QUIZ in the end! (scroll down) *the number in brackets represent the percent of distribution on Earth Solid water (2%) Examples: Snow, Ice, Glacial ice Glacial ice : masses of thick ice in motion.  Glaciers : a mass of ice and overlying snow the movies slowly down a mountain slope under the influence of gravity. 3 types of glaciers: Alpine Glaciers : These glaciers move downhill when snowfall is heavy. As they get to lower elevations, the glaciers melt. Piedmont Glaciers : These glaciers form at the foot of mountains located in the cold temperature. Continental Glaciers : These glaciers form in extremely cold climates. They are the biggest glaciers on Earth. (e.g. Greenland, Antarctica) Ice shee t (polar icecap) : an ice sheet is a large glacier that covers the land.  Ice shelf : the floating ice Icebergs : large sections of an ice shelf that breaks off Firn: upper part of a glacier Glacial ice: the bottom part of a gla