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EARTH SCIENCE CHAPTER 17

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1.4 Understand how moving ice acts as an agent of erosion and deposition. (Chap. 2)

1.4 Understand how moving ice acts as an agent of erosion and deposition. (Chap. 2). There are two types of glaciation. Alpine Glaciation Continental Glaciation. Distinguish between the terms alpine glaciation and continental glaciation. (P.32). Alpine Glaciation.

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Lecture 15 Cold Climates Glaciers and Ice Ages

Glacier: a large, long-lasting mass of ice, formed on land that moves under the influence of gravity Glaciers form by accumulation and compaction of snow Packed snow becomes firn Then refreezes to ice. Lecture 15 Cold Climates Glaciers and Ice Ages.

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Glaciers

Glaciers . January 21, 2011. Glaciers. Glaciers act as agents of erosion and deposition to help to create unique landforms which you will study in this unit Glacier : A large mass of ice resting on land or floating as an ice shelf in the sea adjacent to land. Glacier. Introduction.

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Earth Science - Glaciers & Ice Ages

Earth Science - Glaciers & Ice Ages. Davidson Glacier near Haines, Alaska. Glacier: a large, long-lasting mass of ice, formed on land that moves under the influence of gravity and its own weight Glaciers form by accumulation and compaction of snow Packed snow becomes firn

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Climate Change Teleconnections AO, NAO, ENSO, PDO

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GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL CHANGE by Bob Dean University of Florida

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL CHANGE by Bob Dean University of Florida. Questions to Address. (1)Is Global Sea Level Rising? If so, What is the Rate? (2) Is Global Sea Level Accelerating? If so, What is the Rate? (3) Prognosis for Future Sea Level Rise Rates. .

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Glacial Processes and Landforms

Glacial Processes and Landforms. What is a glacier? How do glaciers form?. What is a glacier? A glacier is simply the existence of year-round ice on the landscape. There are two broad types: continental and alpine. How do glaciers form?

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Agents of erosion and deposition

Chapter 12. Agents of erosion and deposition. 12-1 Shoreline Erosion and Deposition. Wave Energy Wave Trains Waves move in groups at regular intervals away from their source When water gets shallow they change form and break Increased height and closely spaced.

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Erosion & Glaciers

Erosion & Glaciers. World Geography 3200/3202 October 2010. Glaciers Introduction. In this lesson you will: 1.4.1 Define the terms outwash plain, terminal moraine, erratic, drumlin, and esker. (k) 1.4.2 Examine evidence for the direction of movement of a continental glacier. (a)

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Erosion and Deposition

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SEA LEVEL & GLOBAL MEAN ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE

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Alpine Glaciers

Alpine Glaciers. Ice that flows down mountain valleys (e.g. in the Alps!). Mont Blanc, near Chamonix, France - note the alpine glacier that flows to lower elevations, nearly reaching the main valley in which Chamonix lies. Bergschrund at head of a glacier above Chamonix.

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GLACIERS AKA ICE SHEETS

GLACIERS AKA ICE SHEETS. GLACIER. natural accumulation of land ice showing movement at some time great ice sheets have waxed and waned over the surface of the Earth causes for the increase and decrease in ice sheets are still uncertain, probably not one single thing

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Glaciers Carve Land and Move Sediments

Glaciers Carve Land and Move Sediments. Section 5.4. What happened when the ice cube was dragged across the clay? What happened to the sand and gravel in the ice cube as it melted?. Explore Glaciers pg 165. Extent of Glaciers. Glaciers are In mountain ranges around the world

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Glaciers

Glaciers. By: Naomi Cary & Elizabeth Baldwin. What are glaciers?.

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Glacial Processes and Landforms

Glacial Processes and Landforms. What is a glacier? How do glaciers form?. Erosion by Glaciers ___________and __________ determines amount of erosion. erodes slightly more effectively than water. plucking and abrasion polishing and striations (lines in the rocks surface).

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Geography and Science Critical to the Novel

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Erosion

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Chapter 19

Chapter 19. Alpine Glaciers Valley glaciers Pediment glaciers Cirque glaciers Continental Ice Sheets Features of an Alpine Glaciers Zones of accumulation and ablation Firn and terminus Gradation Plucking, abrasion, and crevasses. Erosional Features

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