Glaciers
Ice Caps/Ice Bergs
Permafrost
Snowpack
Random!
100
Glaciers in Glacier National park are receeding, why?
Less snow each year to protect them from melting, climate change, warmer winters
100
How are icebergs formed?
They break off of glaciers and fall into the ocean
100
permafrost primarily exists in what type of biome?
Tundra
100
What can happen when a snow pack is unstable?
An avalanche!
100
What do you call a group of giraffes?
A tower
200
Two things glaciers need to form:
Cold temperatures and snow
200
True or false: Ice caps form on both water and land
True
200
What state has the most permafrost?
Alaska!
200
What could happen if a snowpack only reaches 60% of its average amount?
- droughts
- increased fires
- crappy skiing
200
Ms. Daman's favorite costume to wear skiing? hint: it's a fruit
Banana suit
300
Where is fox glacier located?
Ms. Daman climbed this glacier in 2010! (And got reaaaaally sunburned).
New Zealand!
300
How do icebergs benefit wildlife?
Penguins use them as platforms to fish off of
fish use them as cover
seals rest on them
polar bears use them to hunt from
300
how long must soil be frozen to be classified as permafrost?
2 years
300
Where can you find the deepest snow packs?
In areas without trees
300
Ms. Daman's favorite comedy show
400
Glaciers cover roughly what percent of the earth's surface?
10%
400
What is the ratio of iceberg above water to iceberg below water?
about 1:10
400
What is permafrost?
A layer of soil that remains permanently frozen throughout the year
400
Name one benefit of snowpacks
- skiing the pow!
- decreases likelihood of forest fires
- provides freshwater when it melts
- habitat for wildlife
400
What is the abbreviation for trinitrotoluene?
TNT
500
How is a glacier different from a snowpack?
Glaciers take a lot longer to form. In a glacier, the snow has compacted to the point of becoming ice
500
How is climate change, and warming ocean temperature, affecting the people of Barrow, Alaska?
- ice forms later each year = shorter hunting season
- Ice is weaker
- can't hunt whales/fish as easily
500
How much did permafrost (across the globe) warm in the 20th century?
6 degrees
500
What forces the snow flakes in a snowpack to pack together?
gravity and the weight of new snow falling on old snow
500
What sport is this? bonus 100 for the event name
Timber sports; Bowsaw