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These are slightly different, yet all the same!

These are slightly different, yet all the same!. What am I?. Hint: A large mass of ice and snow that moves over land They are so big and heavy that they press down hard on the land creating u shaped valleys. . I am a glacier!. How are glaciers formed?.

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These are slightly different, yet all the same!

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  1. These are slightly different, yet all the same!

  2. What am I? Hint: • A large mass of ice and snow that moves over land • They are so big and heavy that they press down hard on the land creating u shaped valleys. I am a glacier!

  3. How are glaciers formed? • They are formed when snow falls in the winter, which collects in layers. The weight of snows upper layers push down on the lower layers, which have turned into ice. • This pressure causes movement.

  4. From this picture what do you think glaciers are made of? • Snow • Ice • Rock debris (which is picked up as the glacier moves) • Boulders • rock fragments • Gravel • Sand • soil

  5. Continental glaciers These are ice sheets which are normally found in Antarctica and Greenland! Where do you think these are found?

  6. Where do you think these are found? Some are found in the United States! valley glacier: cirque glacier : form in a valley confined by a valley Valley Glaciers ice caps: cover mountain tops.

  7. How does this affect you? • About 55, 000 years ago ice sheets covered the valley glaciers in the upper White Mountains. • Even on the highest summits in New Hampshire today there are still markings or deposits from the continental ice sheet. • As the glaciers melted it created the beautiful landscape that you see today in NH, such as the Flume and Franconia Notch!

  8. Sculptured Rocks Groton, NH

  9. Now Lets explore more deeply into the topic of…. GLACIERS! Please open the book in front of you called Icebergs and Glaciers by Seymour Simon!

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