Glacier facts
How big can glaciers get?
Glaciers can grow to be dozen or hundred miles long
What are Alpine glaciers?
they are smaller and form in mountainous areas, they tend to flow down valleys.
How can climate change affect Canada?
Climate change is causing these glaciers to melt, making sea levels rise causing the water to go into our towns
Where do glaciers normally form?
In northern areas
What is the largest reservoir of fresh water on the planet?
Glaciers
What are continental glaciers?
Continental glaciers are massive ice sheets covering large land areas.
How can animals be affected ?
Animals like polar bears, Wolfs and other animals can loose there homes and start to wander into our towns and harm us.
Where are glaciers normally formed in Canada?
Glaciers and ice caps are mainly found in northern areas of Canada such as Nunavut, Yukon etc.
Why are glaciers blue?
Glaciers are blue because the dense ice absorbs every other color except blue
What glacier helped form Milton?
the formation of Milton was caused from continental glacier
How can the formation of glaciers affect Canada?
The formation of glaciers can also rise temperatures
What is erosion?
When glaciers pick up rocks and soil, scraping these things off the ground underneath.
What is the name of the biggest glacier on earth?
the lamber fisher glacier located in antartica
What glacier is more likely to form in areas like Milton?
Continual glacier
What provinces are in most danger if the glaciers continue to melt?
Nunavut, British Columbia, Nova scotia, Newfound land and Labrador, and new Brunswick. (Any provinces closer o the ocean)
What do glaciers pick up during the process of erosion?
Sand, dirt or rocks