Glaciers
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27.04.2024
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1
What is a glacier? Why is the study of glaciers important and how are glaciers studied today?
2
Create a game (such as a matching game, board game, trivia, etc.) that explores and defines the following terms as they relate to glaciers:
2a
Crevasse
2b
Firn
2c
Glacial drift
2d
Glacial erratic
2e
Glacial lake
2f
Icefall
2g
Kettle lake
2h
Névé
2i
Paternoster lake
2j
Plucking
2k
Serac
2l
Subglacial stream
2m
Tarn
2n
Terminus
3
How do glaciers form? Where can they be found? On a map, highlight the places glaciers can be found today.
4
Name the two major types of glaciers and two subtypes of each.
5
On a diagram of a glacier, label the following parts and how they work together to cause glacial movement:
5a
Accumulation zone
5b
Ablation zone
5c
Equilibrium line
6
Explain how a glacier advances and retreats.
7
Know the difference between valleys formed by rivers and streams, and valleys formed by glaciers.
8
Describe the two main ways in which glaciers can move.
9
Draw, photograph, model, or describe the following landforms created by glaciers:
9a
Arête
9b
Cirque
9c
Col
9d
Drumlin
9e
Esker
9f
Fjord
9g
Glacial horn
9h
Kame
9i
Nunatak
9j
Outwash fan
9k
Roche moutonnée
9l
Striation
9m
Trim line
10
What is a moraine? Name and describe three types of moraines.
11
With your class, discuss safety while on or around glaciers.
12
Evidence of glaciers that have since disappeared can still be seen all over the world. From a Biblical viewpoint, discuss with your class how these might have been formed.
13
When something is caught in a glacier, it is often preserved like a time capsule for decades or even hundreds of years, giving us great opportunities to study the past. Creatively present one of these discoveries to your group.
14
Do two of the following:
14a
Visit a glacier or a place where glaciation has occurred and discuss with your group or write a 200-word report about what you saw. Include any landforms that you saw.
14b
Watch a video about glaciers and discuss with your group or write a 200-word report about what you saw.
14c
Draw or paint a picture about something you had fun learning about while studying glaciers.
14d
Talk with your group, write about, or make a short video about a real glacier study or conservation project.
