By:

Jaden Maharg, Jessica Sheldahl,

Charlie Haight, Alec Holman

Before you read, here are a few words you might want to know

• Glacier- a huge, moving, mass of ice, snow, rock, sediment, and water.

• Accumulation- the addition of snow and ice to a glacier • Ablation- the loss of snow and ice in a glacier • Firn- the middle stage in the changing of snow to glacier ice. • Advance- the addition of length to a glacier • Retreat- the loss of length to a glacier • Surge- a sudden short ‘surge’ of ice flow

Before you read, here are a few words you might want to know

• Glacier- a huge, moving, mass of ice, snow, rock, sediment, and water.

• Accumulation- the addition of snow and ice to a glacier • Ablation- the loss of snow and ice in a glacier • Firn- the middle stage in the changing of snow to glacier ice. • Advance- the addition of length to a glacier • Retreat- the loss of length to a glacier • Surge- a sudden short ‘surge’ of ice flow

How do glaciers form? How do glaciers form?

Glaciers are formed when snow and ice accumulates and is compressed into huge ice masses.

Glaciers are formed when snow and ice accumulates and is compressed into huge ice masses.

Not So Much Fun FactsNot So Much Fun Facts

• Glaciers, today cover 10% of all land area.

• But in the ice age they covered 32% of land and 30% of water area! That’s a lot!

• In the past 750,000 years there have been eight ice ages

• Right now we are not in and ice age but in an interglacial period.

• Glaciers, today cover 10% of all land area.

• But in the ice age they covered 32% of land and 30% of water area! That’s a lot!

• In the past 750,000 years there have been eight ice ages

• Right now we are not in and ice age but in an interglacial period.

Why do I care?Why do I care?

• Welllllllllllll… – The glaciers seem to be retreating a lot lately

and not so much moving forward. This may be do to the fact that we are in an interglacial period (not an ice age).

– This is called Climate Change! – This is not our fault, its just mother nature

(earth) warming up!

• Welllllllllllll… – The glaciers seem to be retreating a lot lately

and not so much moving forward. This may be do to the fact that we are in an interglacial period (not an ice age).

– This is called Climate Change! – This is not our fault, its just mother nature

(earth) warming up!

Types of these Glaciers! Types of these Glaciers!

The Valley Glacier (of doom!)They look like giant tongues when they spill

down into ‘valleys’ thus the name.

The Cirque Glacier (of happiness! )They are wide, not long, (I am being smarterer)

and found on the high mountain sides.

The Valley Glacier (of doom!)They look like giant tongues when they spill

down into ‘valleys’ thus the name.

The Cirque Glacier (of happiness! )They are wide, not long, (I am being smarterer)

and found on the high mountain sides.

Glaciers

Firn

The New words that you learned and what they are doing in your

head!

The New words that you learned and what they are doing in your

head!

CirqueSurge

Interglacial

Retreat!!!

YES!! NO!!

YES!!

NO!!

YES!!

NO!!

And you can help by visiting your local National Park to learn more about the Glaciers!

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!

• Thanks to PEAK GT program for the trip to glacier, the info. and the technology.