1 / 8

Glaciers

Glaciers. What are glaciers? Glaciers are thick layers of ice that move over land. They cause weathering and erosion. Here are some examples of Glaciers. Muir - A Tidewater Glacier. Glaciers form U-Shaped Valleys. Photo: Heather Renyck. Glaciers move very slowly. A Glacier in Greenland

tiana
Download Presentation

Glaciers

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Glaciers • What are glaciers? Glaciers are thick layers of ice that move over land. They cause weathering and erosion.

  2. Here are some examples of Glaciers

  3. Muir - A Tidewater Glacier

  4. Glaciers form U-Shaped Valleys • Photo: Heather Renyck

  5. Glaciers move very slowly A Glacier in Greenland • Image: NASA

  6. Antarctica • Photo: Colin Legg and Uta Bauer

  7. Glaciers cause Deposition Deposition is the dropping of sand and rock carried by wind or water as is slows down, or from ice that melts.

  8. http://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/files/download.php?id=668&file=glaciersnew.ppthttp://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/files/download.php?id=668&file=glaciersnew.ppt Photo by Colin Legg and Uta Bauer Photo by Heather Renyck Resources:

More Related