Can you find glaciers in...?
Can you find glaciers in Australia?
No
What shape do valleys carved by glaciers typically have?
U - shaped
Why are glaciers melting so fast today?
Due to global warming and climate change caused by human activity.
Where is the largest glacier located?
Antarctica
Can you find glaciers in Siberia?
yes
What is the term for the accumulation of rocks transported and deposited by a moving glacier?
Moraine
What do you call a large piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier into the water?
Iceberg
Are glaciers made from freshwater or saltwater?
fresh water
Can you find glaciers in Africa?
Yes
What is the name of a glacial valley that has been flooded by the sea?
Fjord
What is the line on a mountain where snow stays all year above it, but melts below it?
Equilibrium line (snow line, sněžná čára)
What is the name of science that studies glaciers and ice sheets?
Glaciology
Can you find glaciers in Spain?
Yes
What is the name of a rock that was picked up and carried by a moving glacier?
glacial erratic (bludný balvan)
Why is losing glaciers a big problem for fresh water in places like the Himalayas or the Andes?
They work as natural water storage.
What animals live around glaciers (at least two)?
Penguins, polar bears, walruses, muskoxens, snow leopard
Can you find glaciers in Finland?
No
What is the name of the bowl-shaped basin carved into a mountain by a glacier?
Cirque (kar)
By how many meters would global sea levels rise if all glaciers and ice sheets on Earth melted?
60 - 70 m
How do glaciers form?
Glaciers form when snow piles up year after year without completely melting, and is slowly compressed by its own weight into thick, heavy ice.