Ice Sheets

Slide 1

100

Large Masses Of Glacial Ice Covering More Than 50,000 Square Kilometres.

Ice Sheets

200

99% Of All ________ On Earth Is Found In Ice Sheets

Freshwater

300

What Are Ice Sheets Also Known As?

Continental Glaciers

Slide 2

100

What Creates When The Accumulation Of Snowfall In Places Where Yearly Snowfall Exceeds Yearly Snowmelt.

Ice Sheets

200

______ Builds Up And Becomes Denser To Transform Into Ice Sheets

Snow

300

The Process Of Creating Ice Sheets Is Similar To The Process Of Creating _______

Glaciers

Slide 3

100

Are Scientists Aware That The Earth's Temperature Is Rising?

Yes

200

Glaciers Melt When The ___ Melts More Quickly Than It Accumulates.

Ice

300

Ice sheets are enormous hence melting ice sheets can affect the _________ of ________ in the entire world.

Climate, Ecosystems

Slide 4

100

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions does NOT prevent ice sheets from melting. True/False

False

200

Supporting ______ Policies helps prevent Ice Sheets from melting

Climate

300

Implementing carbon capture and storage technology helps prevents Ice Sheets from melting. True/False

True

Slide 5

100

________ is home to the world's largest ice sheet, covering an area of over 14 million square kilometres.

Antarctica

200

As ice sheets melt, they can release ancient ______ and ______ that have been frozen for thousands of years.

Viruses and Bacteria

300

NASA's Operation _______ is a mission that uses planes equipped with advanced sensors to study the changing ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland.

"Ice Bridge"